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Surface mass balance (snow accumulation rate) at Dome Fuji
Entry ID:
NIPR_PMG_SURFACE_MASS_BALANCE
Summary
Abstract:
The surface mass balance (SMB) at Dome Fuji, East Antarctica, was estimated using 36 bamboo stakes (grid of 6 x 6, placed at 20-m intervals) from 1995 to 2006. The heights of the stake tops from the snow surface were measured at 0.5 cm resolution twice monthly in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2003, and once a year for the rest of the study period. To account for snow settling, the average snow density at the stake base during the measurements was used for converting the stake-height data to SMB. The annual SMB from 1995 to 2006 at Dome Fuji was 27.3 ± 1.5 kg m-2 a-1. This result agrees well with the annual SMB from AD 1260 to 1993 (26.4 kg m-2 a-1) estimated from volcanic signals in the Dome Fuji ice core.
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1995-02-01
Stop Date:
2007-01-31
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Project
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
Online HTTP
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(213) 740-0203
Fax:
(213) 740-6720
Email:
dcaron at usc.edu
Contact Address:
Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Southern California
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2010-05-04
Last DIF Revision Date:
2010-08-27
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