A Note on the Contribution of Rime and Surface Hoar to the Accumulation on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by International Glaciological Society in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 17 (76) , 351-354
- https://doi.org/10.3189/s0022143000013630
Abstract
Observations and measurements made on the Ross Ice Shelf during 1974 suggest that rime and surface hoar deposited on the surface during fogs may contribute 5-10% of the annual accumulation. Layers formed during such fogs may be mistaken for depth hoar layers in the snow-pack.Keywords
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