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| Title: | Snow megadunes in Antarctica: Sedimentary structure and genesis |
| Authors: | Frezzotti, M.* Gandolfi, S.* Urbini, S.* |
| Keywords: | snow dune aeolian morphology mass balance ice core katabatic wind Antarctica |
| Issue Date: | 2002 |
| Publisher: | AGU |
| Title of journal: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Series/Report no.: | D18 / 107 (2002) |
| Abstract: | Megadune fields occupy large areas in the interior of the East Antarctic ice sheet and
are the result of unusual snow accumulation and redistribution processes. They therefore
are important to surface mass balance and ice core interpretation. Field observations (GPS,
GPR, and surface measurements) have provided a detailed description of megadune sedimentation and morphology over a 70 km2 area, located 200 km east of Dome C. A
combination of remote sensing analysis (using Landsat and satellite radar altimetry) and
field measurements indicate that slope in the prevailing wind direction (SPWD) and climatic conditions play a crucial role in megadune genesis. The megadune areas tend to be characterized by slightly steeper regional slope and the presence of highly persistent
katabatic winds. The megadunes represent 2 to 4 m amplitude waves of 2 to 5 km wavelength formed by variable net accumulation, ranging between 25% (leeward faces) to 120% (windward faces) of the accumulation in adjacent nonmegadune areas. Leeward faces are characterized by glazed, sastrugi-free surfaces and extensive depth hoar formation. Windward faces are covered by large rough sastrugi up to 1.5 m in height. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4040 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/2001JD000673 |
| Appears in Collections: | Papers Published / Papers in press 02.02.10. Instruments and techniques 02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction 02.02.05. Ice dynamics
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