Detailed simulations of spatial snow accumulation patterns and near surface snow properties in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Wever, Nander, Keenan, Eric, Lehning, Michael, Huwald, Hendrik, Lenaerts, Jan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Merra; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/274134/files/Detailed%20simulations%20of%20spatial%20snow%20accumulation%20patterns%20and%20near%20surface%20snow%20properties%20in%20Dronning%20Maud%20Land,%20East%20Antarctica.pdf; http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/274134

Snow accumulation is an important component of Antarctic Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance (SMB). However, accumulation rates are generally low, and snow redistribution by wind is not only common, but also of the same order of magnitude as precipitation. This poses difficulty in assessing SMB, for exam...