Surface mass balance in 2005–2012 derived using shallow radar stratigraphy over Blåskimen Island, Western Dronning Maud Land

• Main Authors: Goel, Vikram, Matsuoka, Kenichi
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2017
• Subjects: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; ice rise; glaciology; EARTH SCIENCE; CRYOSPHERE; GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE; GLACIERS; Blåskimen; Dronning Maud Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Blåskimen Island; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/8a025b8a-6e94-4241-b9c0-41cff06856bb

This dataset provides SMB estimates for Blåskimen Island ice rise, western Dronning Maud Land. It was estimated using englacial reflectors visible in radar stratigraphy, dated using 23-m deep firn core, It provides an average annual SMB for past 9 years from 2014 along the radar profiles. In this es...