Spatial and temporal variability of surface mass balance near Talos Dome, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Frezzotti, Massimo, Urbini, Stefano, Proposito, Marco, Scarchilli, Claudio, Gandolfi, Stefano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Paleontology; Space and Planetary Science; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Atmospheric Science; Earth-Surface Processes; Geochemistry and Petrology; Soil Science; Water Science and Technology; Ecology; Aquatic Science; Forestry; Oceanography; Geophysics; East Antarctica; Talos Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/159942; https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jf000638

Predictions concerning Antarctica's contribution to sea level change have been hampered by poor knowledge of surface mass balance. Snow accumulation is the most direct climate indicator and has important implications for paleoclimatic reconstruction from ice cores. Snow accumulation measurement...