Periodic Surface Features in Coastal East Antarctica.
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Beitragende
Abstract
We found evidence for highly periodic dunes in a near-coastal area of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Analysis of accumulation patterns, derived from ground-penetrating radar (GPR) internal layering, and GPS-based characteristics of surface topography, by means of auto- and cross-covariance, indicate quasi-harmonic oscillations of surface undulations, surface slope, and accumulation. The dunes occur at an elevation range of 1000-1350 m with the dominant wavelength of 5 km and undulations of ~10 m. Accumulation and slope are anticorrelated at zero lag, with a mean annual accumulation of some 140 kg m-2 yr-1 and variations on the order of +/-100 kg m-2 yr-1. Our findings have implications for studies aiming at the mass balance of coastal areas in Antarctica.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | L22501 |
Seitenumfang | 5 |
Fachzeitschrift | Geophysical Research Letters |
Jahrgang | 33 |
Ausgabenummer | 22 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 25 Nov. 2006 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
Scopus | 34548596670 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-0892-8941/work/142248870 |