Characterization of snowfall estimated by in situ and ground-based remote-sensing observations at Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Claudio Scarchilli, Virginia Ciardini, Paolo Grigioni, Antonio Iaccarino, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Marco Proposito, Stefano Dolci, Giuseppe Camporeale, Riccardo Schioppo, Adriano Antonelli, Luca Baldini, Nicoletta Roberto, Stefania Argentini, Alessandro Bracci, Massimo Frezzotti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Accumulation; ice in the atmosphere; remote sensing; surface mass budget; wind-blown snow; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Mario Zucchelli Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.70; https://doaj.org/article/cde2d6be88fa41aa9f34bb0130476aa7

Knowledge of the precipitation contribution to the Antarctic surface mass balance is essential for defining the ice-sheet contribution to sea-level rise. Observations of precipitation are sparse over Antarctica, due to harsh environmental conditions. Precipitation during the summer months (November–...