Spatial and temporal variability in summer snow pack in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Cryosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 187-201

  Vihma, T ^a   Mattila, O P ^b   Pirazzini, R ^a   Johansson, M M ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; ESCARPMENT; FIELD METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 79952601819     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-5-187-2011     Document Type: Article

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