Antarctic atmospheric river climatology and impacts

• Main Author: Wille, Jonathan
• Other Authors: Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Université Grenoble Alpes 2020-., Vincent Favier, Francis Codron
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: Atmospheric rivers; Antarctica; Surface mass balance; Bilan de masse de surface; Antarctique; Rivières atmosphériques; [SDU.STU.CL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Byrd; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Marie Byrd Land; Ross Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctique*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://theses.hal.science/tel-03276308; https://theses.hal.science/tel-03276308/document; https://theses.hal.science/tel-03276308/file/WILLE_2021_archivage.pdf

Due to the increased ability of the air to hold moisture with temperature, precipitation in Antarctica is expected to increase significantly over the next century. This process will undoubtedly lead to an increase in snow accumulation on the continent, thereby partially mitigating future sea level r...