Periodic Surface Features in Coastal East Antarctica.
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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
Original language | English |
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Article number | L22501 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 22 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Nov 2006 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 34548596670 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-0892-8941/work/142248870 |