SNOW STUDIES IN ANTARCTICA.

• Main Author: Gow,A. J.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Meteorology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *SNOW; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; ICE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; Antarctic; Byrd; Byrd Station; Sastrugi; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0631718; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0631718

The seasonal distribution of snow at the South Pole and its relationship to stratigraphy was investigated in pits dug beside a number of 4 year old accumulation stakes. Results show that conventional stratigraphic methods yield thoroughly reliable values of accumulation rates. Even hiatuses in accum...