Large-Scale Atmospheric Drivers of Snowfall over Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica

• Main Author: Maclennan, Michelle L
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: CU Scholar 2019
• Subjects: Thwaites Glacier; snowfall; Amundsen Sea Low; Climate; Glaciology; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; West Antarctica; Amundsen Sea; Merra; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://scholar.colorado.edu/honr_theses/2069; https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3256&context=honr_theses

High snowfall events on Thwaites Glacier (West Antarctica) are a key influencer of its ice mass change. In this study, we diagnose the mechanisms for orographic precipitation on Thwaites Glacier by analyzing the atmospheric conditions that lead to high snowfall events. A high-resolution regional cli...