Yukimarimo at Dome C, Antarctica
Balls of frost (yukimarimo) up to 12 cm in diameter and weighing up to 14 g were observed forming in light winds in the temperature range, −70 to −60 °C at Dome Charlie, Antarctica, during the 2014 winter. Their density ranged from 15 to 60 kg m−3. Meteorological conditions during four formation per...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143016000307/type/journal_article |