Hoar crystal development and disappearance at Dome C, Antarctica: Observation by near-infrared photography and passive microwave satellite

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1247-1262

  Champollion, N ^a   Picard, G ^a   Arnaud, L ^a   Lefebvre, E ^a   Fily, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SNOW INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; CRYOSPHERE; ENERGY BUDGET; HOAR FROST; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; SATELLITE DATA; SNOW COVER; TIME SERIES;

ANTARCTICA; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84881500651     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-1247-2013     Document Type: Article

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