Heat balance of supraglacial lakes in the western Dronning Maud Land

Thermodynamics of a seasonal supraglacial lake were examined based on field data from three summers. At maximum, the lake body consisted of an upper layer with thin ice on top, and a lower layer with slush, hard ice and sediment at the bottom. Sublimation from the upper ice surface averaged to 0.7 m...

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Main Authors: Matti Leppäranta, Elisa Lindgren, Lauri Arvola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-07-01
Series:Annals of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305516000124/type/journal_article