Preliminary evidence indicating Dome A (Antarctica) satisfying preconditions for drilling the oldest ice core
Lowest temperature and snow accumulation rate are preconditions for retrieving the oldest ice core from the polar ice sheets. The 10-m depth firn temperature at Dome A, the summit of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, recorded by an automatic weather station (AWS) was −58.3C in 2005 and −58.2C in 2006, respec...
Published in: | Chinese Science Bulletin |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Science China Press
2007
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-007-0520-6 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/100646 |