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Climate and meteorological processes of the East Antarctic ice sheet between Zhongshan and Dome-A

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posted on 2023-05-19, 02:45 authored by Bian, L, Ian AllisonIan Allison, Xiao, C, Ma, Y, Fu, L, Ding, M
The 1228 km over-snow traverse route between the Chinese Zhongshan Station, on the coast of Prydz Bay, and Dome-A, at 4091 m elevation the highest point of the East Antarctic ice sheet, has been the focus of CHINARE surface meteorological and climate studies since 2002. A network of seven Automatic Weather Stations has been deployed along this section, including at Dome-A itself, and some of these have now provided nearly-hourly data for over a decade. Atmospheric boundary layer turbulence and radiation observations have been made over the near-coastal ice sheet inland of Zhongshan and surface turbulence measurements using an ultrasonic anemometer system have also been made in the deep interior of the ice sheet. Summer GPS radiosonde soundings of the atmospheric boundary layer have been made at Kunlun Station, near Dome-A. In this paper these observations are combined to provide a comprehensive overview of the meteorological regime of this region of the ice sheet, its climate variability, and as a reference for future study of climate change. This includes investigation of the variation of surface climate features with elevation and distance from the coast, the height and structure of the boundary layer over the ice sheet, and seasonal and regional changes in ice/snow–air interactions, including turbulent and radiative energy fluxes. The air temperature and snow temperature between the coastal Zhongshan and Dome-A on the inland plateau have not changed significantly in the past decade compared with the inter-annual variability.

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Publication title

Advances in Polar Science

Volume

27

Pagination

90-101

ISSN

1674-9928

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Zhongguo Jidi Yanjiusuo,Polar Research Institute of China

Place of publication

China

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Copyright 2016 © Advances in Polar Science

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Understanding climate change not elsewhere classified

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