Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1797-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1797-2017
Research article
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04 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2017

Measurements of precipitation in Dumont d'Urville, Adélie Land, East Antarctica

Jacopo Grazioli, Christophe Genthon, Brice Boudevillain, Claudio Duran-Alarcon, Massimo Del Guasta, Jean-Baptiste Madeleine, and Alexis Berne

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We present medium and long-term measurements of precipitation in a coastal region of Antarctica. These measurements are among the first of their kind on the Antarctic continent and combine remote sensing with in situ observations. The benefits of this synergy are demonstrated and the lessons learned from this measurements, which are still ongoing, are very important for the creation of similar observatories elsewhere on the continent.
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