New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements

Surface mass balance (SMB) distribution and its temporal and spatial variability is an essential input parameter in mass balance studies. Different methods were used, compared and integrated (stake farms, ice cores, snow radar, surface morphology, remote sensing) at eight sites along a transect from...

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Main Authors: Frezzotti, M., Pourchet, M., Flora, O., Gandolfi, S., Gay, M., Urbini, S., Vincent, C., Becagli, S., Gragnani, R., Proposito, M., Severi, M., Traversi, R., Udisti, R., Fily, M.
Other Authors: Frezzotti, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy, Pourchet, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France, Flora, O.; Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Gandolfi, S.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Gay, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France, Urbini, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Vincent, C.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France, Becagli, S.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Gragnani, R.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy, Proposito, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy, Severi, M.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Traversi, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Udisti, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Fily, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France, Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France, Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Language:English
Published: Springer - Verlag 2004
Subjects:
GPR
GPS
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Surface Mass Balance
Snow accumulation
GPR
GPS
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spellingShingle East Antarctica
Surface Mass Balance
Snow accumulation
GPR
GPS
02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction
02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.06. Mass balance
Frezzotti, M.
Pourchet, M.
Flora, O.
Gandolfi, S.
Gay, M.
Urbini, S.
Vincent, C.
Becagli, S.
Gragnani, R.
Proposito, M.
Severi, M.
Traversi, R.
Udisti, R.
Fily, M.
New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
topic_facet East Antarctica
Surface Mass Balance
Snow accumulation
GPR
GPS
02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction
02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.06. Mass balance
description Surface mass balance (SMB) distribution and its temporal and spatial variability is an essential input parameter in mass balance studies. Different methods were used, compared and integrated (stake farms, ice cores, snow radar, surface morphology, remote sensing) at eight sites along a transect from Terra Nova Bay (TNB) to Dome C (DC) (East Antarctica), to provide detailed information on the SMB. Spatial variability measurements show that the measured maximum snow accumulation (SA) in a 15 km area is well correlated to firn temperature. Wind-driven sublimation processes, controlled by the surface slope in the wind direction, have a huge impact (up to 85% of snow precipitation) on SMB and are significant in terms of past, present and future SMB evaluations. The snow redistribution process is local and has a strong impact on the annual variability of accumulation. The spatial variability of SMB at the kilometre scale is one order of magnitude higher than its temporal variability (20–30%) at the centennial time scale. This high spatial variability is due to wind-driven sublimation. Compared with our SMB calculations, previous compilations generally over-estimate SMB, up to 65% in some areas. Published 803-813 3.8. Geofisica per l'ambiente JCR Journal reserved
author2 Frezzotti, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy
Pourchet, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Flora, O.; Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Gandolfi, S.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Gay, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Urbini, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Vincent, C.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Becagli, S.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Gragnani, R.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy
Proposito, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy
Severi, M.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Traversi, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Udisti, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Fily, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy
Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Frezzotti, M.
Pourchet, M.
Flora, O.
Gandolfi, S.
Gay, M.
Urbini, S.
Vincent, C.
Becagli, S.
Gragnani, R.
Proposito, M.
Severi, M.
Traversi, R.
Udisti, R.
Fily, M.
author_facet Frezzotti, M.
Pourchet, M.
Flora, O.
Gandolfi, S.
Gay, M.
Urbini, S.
Vincent, C.
Becagli, S.
Gragnani, R.
Proposito, M.
Severi, M.
Traversi, R.
Udisti, R.
Fily, M.
author_sort Frezzotti, M.
title New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
title_short New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
title_full New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
title_fullStr New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
title_full_unstemmed New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
title_sort new estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in east antarctica from snow accumulation measurements
publisher Springer - Verlag
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url http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4045
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-004-0462-5
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Terra Nova Bay
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Terra Nova Bay
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spelling ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/4045 2023-05-15T13:51:39+02:00 New estimations of precipitation and surface sublimation in East Antarctica from snow accumulation measurements Frezzotti, M. Pourchet, M. Flora, O. Gandolfi, S. Gay, M. Urbini, S. Vincent, C. Becagli, S. Gragnani, R. Proposito, M. Severi, M. Traversi, R. Udisti, R. Fily, M. Frezzotti, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy Pourchet, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France Flora, O.; Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Gandolfi, S.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Gay, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France Urbini, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Vincent, C.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France Becagli, S.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Gragnani, R.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy Proposito, M.; Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy Severi, M.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Traversi, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Udisti, R.; Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Fily, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente, ‘Progetto Clima Globale’, Rome, Italy Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS, Saint Martin d’Hères, France Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Florence, Florence, Italy 2004-12 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4045 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-004-0462-5 en eng Springer - Verlag Climate Dynamics 7 / 23 (2004) Alley RB (1988) Concerning the deposition and diagenesis of strata in polar firn. J Glaciol 34(118):283–290 Alley RB, Saltzman ES, Cuffey KM, Fitzpatrick (1990) Summertime formation of depth hoar in central Greenland. Geophys Res Lett 17(12):2,393–2,396 Ball FK (1960) Winds on the ice slopes of Antarctica. In: Antarctic meteorology. Pergamon Press, New York, pp 9–16 Bintanja R (1998) The contribution of snowdrift sublimation to the surface mass balance of Antarctica. Ann Glaciol 27:251–259 Bintanja R (1999) On the glaciological, meteorological, and climatological significance of Antarctic blue ice areas. Rev Geophys 37(3):337–359 Bintanja R, Lilienthal H, Tug H (2001) Observations of snowdrift over Antarctic snow and blue-ice surfaces. Ann Glaciol 32:168– 174 Bintanja R, Reijmer CH (2001) A simple parameterization for snowdrift sublimation over Antarctic snow surface. J Geophys Res 106(D23):31,739–31,748 Black HP, Budd W (1964) Accumulation in the region of Wilkes, Wilkes Land, Antarctica. J Glaciol 5(37):3–15 Bromwich DH (1988) Snowfall in high southern latitudes. Rev Geophys 26(1):149–168 Bromwich DH, Weaver CJ (1983) Latitudinal displacement from main moisture source controls d18O of snow in coastal Antarctica. Nature 30:145–147 Cagnati A, Valt M, Casacchia R, Salvatori R (2003) Snowcover in Antarctica: physical and morphological features of surface layers. Terra Antartica Rep 8:5–10 Cullather RI, Bromwich DH, Van Woert ML (1998) Spatial and temporal variability of Antarctic precipitation from atmospheric methods. J Climate 11:334–367 Ekaykin AA, Lipenkov VYA, Kuzmina IN, Petit JR, Masson- Delmotte V, Johnsen SJ. The changes in isotope composition and accumulation of snow at Vostok Station over the past 200 years. Ann Glaciol 39 (in press) Fortuin JPF, Oerlemans J (1990) The parameterization of the annual surface temperature and mass balance of Antarctica. Ann Glaciol 14:78–84 Frezzotti M, Flora O (2002) Ice dynamics and climatic surface parameters in East Antarctica from Terra Nova Bay to Talos Dome and Dome C: ITASE Italian Traverses. Terra Antartica 9(1):47–54 Frezzotti M, Gandolfi S, Urbini S (2002a) Snow megadune in Antarctica: sedimentary structure and genesis. J Geophys Res 107(D18):4,344. Doi:10.1029/2001JD000673 Frezzotti M, Gandolfi S, La Marca F, Urbini S (2002b) Snow dune and glazed surface in Antarctica: new field and remote sensing data. Ann Glaciol 34:81–88 Frezzotti M, Pourchet M, Flora O, Gandolfi S, Gay M, Urbini S, Vincent C, Becagli S, Gragnani R, Proposito M, Severi M, Traversi R, Udisti R, Fily M Spatial and temporal variability of the surface mass balance in East Antarctica from traverse data. J Glaciol (in press) Fujii Y, Kusunoki K (1982) The role of sublimation and condensation in the formation of ice sheet surface at Mizuho Station, Antarctica. J Geophys Res 87(C6):4,293–4,300 Galle´ e H (1998) Simulation of blowing snow over the Antarctic ice sheet. 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Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.06. Mass balance article 2004 ftingv https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-004-0462-5 https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JD000673 2022-07-29T06:04:57Z Surface mass balance (SMB) distribution and its temporal and spatial variability is an essential input parameter in mass balance studies. Different methods were used, compared and integrated (stake farms, ice cores, snow radar, surface morphology, remote sensing) at eight sites along a transect from Terra Nova Bay (TNB) to Dome C (DC) (East Antarctica), to provide detailed information on the SMB. Spatial variability measurements show that the measured maximum snow accumulation (SA) in a 15 km area is well correlated to firn temperature. Wind-driven sublimation processes, controlled by the surface slope in the wind direction, have a huge impact (up to 85% of snow precipitation) on SMB and are significant in terms of past, present and future SMB evaluations. The snow redistribution process is local and has a strong impact on the annual variability of accumulation. The spatial variability of SMB at the kilometre scale is one order of magnitude higher than its temporal variability (20–30%) at the centennial time scale. This high spatial variability is due to wind-driven sublimation. Compared with our SMB calculations, previous compilations generally over-estimate SMB, up to 65% in some areas. Published 803-813 3.8. Geofisica per l'ambiente JCR Journal reserved Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) East Antarctica Terra Nova Bay Climate Dynamics 23 7-8 803 813