BBC reports this complex news from the British Antarctic Survey. There had been reports years ago re snow increasing down there but surveys were not as comprehensive as this.
BBC reports this complex news from the British Antarctic Survey. There had been reports years ago re snow increasing down there but surveys were not as comprehensive as this.
“Most of this extra snow has fallen on the Antarctic Peninsula, which saw significant increases in temperature during the 20th Century.” Is this a Foehn wind effect?
www.skiclub.co.uk/news/travel-and-holiday-news/2018/02/what-is-a-foehn-wind
Map shows depths are also high in Ellsworth Land and Marie Byrd Land.
Map of Surface Mass Balance SMB. Larger version map.
You can download the paper. Regional Antarctic snow accumulation over the past 1000 years
The survey might be comprehensive but some of the reporting is awful. Love this one – “Put another way, it is the amount of water you would need to cover New Zealand to a depth of 1m”. That could be difficult!