Temperature and Snowfall in Western Queen Maud Land Increasing Faster Than Climate Model Projections

• Main Authors: Medley, B., McConnell, Joseph R., Neumann, T. A., Reijmer, C. H., Chellman, N., Sigl, M., Kipfstuhl, Sepp
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Queen Maud Land; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/363485

East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) mass balance is largely driven by snowfall. Recently, increased snowfall in Queen Maud Land led to years of EAIS mass gain. It is difficult to determine whether these years of enhanced snowfall are anomalous or part of a longer-term trend, reducing our ability to asse...