An exploratory modelling study of perennial firn aquifers in the Antarctic Peninsula for the period 1979–2016

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. M. van Wessem, C. R. Steger, N. Wever, M. R. van den Broeke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Greenland; Palmer Land; Svalbard; The Antarctic; Wilkins; Wilkins Ice Shelf; Wordie; Wordie Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-695-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/695/2021/tc-15-695-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6560505082334d6a9d869d17b49e1e4f

In this study, we focus on the model detection in the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) of so-called perennial firn aquifers (PFAs) that are widespread in Greenland and Svalbard and are formed when surface meltwater percolates into the firn pack in summer, which is then buried by snowfall and does not refree...