Glaciological Studies on the McMurdo-South Pole Traverse, 1960-1961

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1963-01

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Giovinetto, Mario B.

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Research Foundation and the Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University.

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Studies of snow stratigraphy indicate that the mass accumulation between Victoria Land Plateau (78° 02' S, 154° 22' E) and the South Pole is approximately 4.5 g.cm-2yr-1 (±20%), which is one-half the amount determined previously for the same region. The rate of mass accumulation decreases from south to north, a trend opposite to that reported in the literature. This can be explained in terms of the known pattern of atmospheric circulation and topography.

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Report submitted by Richard P. Goldthwait to the National Science Foundation.


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McMurdo-South Pole Traverse, 1960-1961, Glaciology -- Antarctica

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Giovinetto, Mario B. 1963. Glaciological Studies on the McMurdo-South Pole Traverse, 1960-61. Institute of Polar Studies Report No. 7, Research Foundation and the Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University, 70 pages.

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