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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Main Author: IGOR PETENKO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143016000307/type/journal_article