Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2501-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2501-2016
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25 Oct 2016
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Ice core evidence for a 20th century increase in surface mass balance in coastal Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Morgane Philippe, Jean-Louis Tison, Karen Fjøsne, Bryn Hubbard, Helle A. Kjær, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, Reinhard Drews, Simon G. Sheldon, Kevin De Bondt, Philippe Claeys, and Frank Pattyn

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AR by Morgane Philippe on behalf of the Authors (15 Jun 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Jun 2016) by Kenichi Matsuoka
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 Jun 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Jul 2016)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (19 Jul 2016) by Kenichi Matsuoka
AR by Morgane Philippe on behalf of the Authors (25 Aug 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (14 Sep 2016) by Kenichi Matsuoka
AR by Morgane Philippe on behalf of the Authors (23 Sep 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Oct 2016) by Kenichi Matsuoka
AR by Morgane Philippe on behalf of the Authors (03 Oct 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
The reconstruction of past snow accumulation rates is crucial in the context of recent climate change and sea level rise. We measured ~ 250 years of snow accumulation using a 120 m ice core drilled in coastal East Antarctica, where such long records are very scarce. This study is the first to show an increase in snow accumulation, beginning in the 20th and particularly marked in the last 50 years, thereby confirming model predictions of increased snowfall associated with climate change.