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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-325-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-325-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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26 Jan 2018
Research article |
| 26 Jan 2018
Surface formation, preservation, and history of low-porosity crusts at the WAIS Divide site, West Antarctica
John M. Fegyveresi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Terrestrial and Cryospheric Sciences Branch, US Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Dept. of Geosciences, and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Richard B. Alley
Dept. of Geosciences, and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Atsuhiro Muto
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
Anaïs J. Orsi
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Matthew K. Spencer
School of Physical Sciences, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, USA
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Short summary
Observations at the WAIS Divide site in West Antarctica show that near-surface snow is strongly altered by weather-related processes, such as strong winds and temperature fluctuations, producing features that are recognizable within the WDC06A ice core. Specifically, over 10 000 prominent crusts were observed in the upper 560 m of the core. We show that these crusts develop more often in summers, during relatively low-wind, low-humidity, clear-sky periods with intense daytime sunshine.
Observations at the WAIS Divide site in West Antarctica show that near-surface snow is strongly...
