Characterization of snowfall estimated by in situ and ground-based remote-sensing observations at Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Claudio Scarchilli, Massimo Frezzotti, Adriano Antonelli, Stefania Argentini, Giuseppe Camporeale, Luca Baldini, Stefano Dolci, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Paolo Grigioni, Alessandro Bracci, Riccardo Schioppo, Marco Proposito, Virginia Ciardini, Antonio Iaccarino, Nicoletta Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Rural Digital Europe; European Geothermal Research and Innovation Search Engine; NEANIAS Atmospheric Research Community; Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; Mario Zucchelli; Mario Zucchelli Station; Terra Nova Bay; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/90487; https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.70

AbstractKnowledge of the precipitation contribution to the Antarctic surface mass balance is essential for defining the ice-sheet contribution to sea-level rise. Observations of precipitation are sparse over Antarctica, due to harsh environmental conditions. Precipitation during the summer months (N...