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Physical and chemical properties of the surface snow and annual accumulation in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, in 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2003/2004

Entry ID: Karkas_snow_properties_DML

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Summary

Abstract: Surface snow properties and annual accumulation have been studied in the
western Dronning Maud Land in the vicinity of the Finnish research station Aboa
during the austral summers 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2003/2004. Snow
stratigraphy, oxygen isotope ratio and major ions were analysed in the shallow
snow pits (1-2 m) along a 350 km transect from the coast to the inland. In
2003/2004 also three shallow firn cores (8-10 m) were drilled in the area.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -64.0

S: -75.0

E: 48.0

W: -21.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DRONNING MAUD LAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > DEPTH HOAR

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

oxygen isotope ratios

snow stratigraphy

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Division of Geophysics, Department of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland

Data Center URL: http://www.geophysics.helsinki.fi/
Dataset ID: Karkas_snow_properties_DML

Data Center Personnel
Name: EIJA KARKAS Phone: +358-9-191 51007 Fax: +358-9-191 51000 Email: eija.karkas at helsinki.fi Contact Address: Division of Geophysics University of Helsinki P.O. Box 64 City: Helsinki Postal Code: FIN-00014 Country: Finland

Data Center Personnel
Name: MATTI LEPPÄRANTA Phone: +358919151016 Fax: +358919148802 Email: matti.lepparanta at helsinki.fi Contact Address: Box 48 (Erik Palmenin aukio 1) City: Helsinki Postal Code: FI-00014 Country: Finland

Publications/References

Karkas, E., H.B. Granberg, C. Lavoie, K. Kanto, K. Rasmus and M. Lepp?ranta.
2002. Physical Properties of the Seasonal Snow Cover in Dronning Maud Land,
East-Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology 34: 89-94.

Rasmus, K., H. Granberg, K. Kanto, E. Karkas, C. Lavoie and M. Lepparanta.
2003. Seasonal snow in Antarctica data report. Report Series in Geophysics No
47. University of Helsinki, Division of Geophysics.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-06-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-06-21

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