Mass Balance and Energy Balance at Strandline Glacier (Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica): Methods and Preliminary Results

• Main Authors: Giorgio Vassena, Claudio Smiraglia, Guglielmina Diolaiuti, Michele Motta
• Other Authors: Vassena, Giorgio, Smiraglia, Claudio, Diolaiuti, Guglielmina, Motta, Michele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Strandline; geomatics; dry calving; Antarctica; glacier; Terra Nova Bay; ablation; apron; Victoria Land; Strandline Glacier; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11379/590674

Intensive fieldwork was carried out during the 16'" Italian Campaign in Antarctica (2000-2001) with the intention of completing the groundwork required for calculating the mass balance and energy balance of several local glaciers in northern Victoria Land. The studied glaciers are of limit...