Surface and snowdrift sublimation at Princess Elisabeth station, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: W. Thiery, I. V. Gorodetskaya, R. Bintanja, N. P. M. Van Lipzig, M. R. Van den Broeke, C. H. Reijmer, P. Kuipers Munneke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: geo; envir; Aboa; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Svea; Wasa; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-841-2012; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/841/2012/tc-6-841-2012.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/64892ca2ce3e4ea4b6c8a2b785432196

In the near-coastal regions of Antarctica, a significant fraction of the snow precipitating onto the surface is removed again through sublimation – either directly from the surface or from drifting snow particles. Meteorological observations from an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) near the Belgian r...