Blowing snow sublimation and transport over Antarctica from 11 years of CALIPSO observations
Blowing snow processes commonly occur over the earth's ice sheets when the 10 m wind speed exceeds a threshold value. These processes play a key role in the sublimation and redistribution of snow thereby influencing the surface mass balance. Prior field studies and modeling results have show...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/2555/2017/tc-11-2555-2017.pdf |