Snow density along the route traversed by the Japanese-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 2007/08

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Sugiyama, Shin, Enomoto, Hiroyuki, Fujita, Shuji, Fukui, Kotaro, Nakazawa, Fumio, Holmlund, Per, Surdyk, Sylviane
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society
• Subjects: 452; Antarctic; Dome F; East Antarctica; Kohnen; Syowa Station; The Antarctic; Wasa; Wasa Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/50785; https://doi.org/10.3189/2012JoG11J201

During the Japanese-Swedish Antarctic traverse expedition of 2007/08, we measured the surface snow density at 46 locations along the 2800 km long route from Syowa station to Wasa station in East Antarctica. The mean snow density for the upper 1 (or 0.5) m layer varied from 333 to 439 kg m^[-3] over...