Vertical profile of the specific surface area and density of the snow at Dome C and on a transect to Dumont D'Urville, Antarctica – albedo calculations and comparison to remote sensing products

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J.-C. Gallet, F. Domine, L. Arnaud, G. Picard, J. Savarino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Base Dumont-d'Urville; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-631-2011; https://doaj.org/article/d2bdf92bda034e4cbd210bd8e1bd288b

The specific surface area (SSA) of snow determines in part the albedo of snow surfaces and the capacity of the snow to adsorb chemical species and catalyze reactions. Despite these crucial roles, almost no value of snow SSA are available for the largest permanent snow expanse on Earth, the Antarctic...