torbjørn lu nde on the snow accumulation in dronning maud land

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SCIETNIFICR ESUTLSN O.
1
TORBJØRLNU N DE
ON THE SNOW ACCUMULATION
IN DRONNING MAUD LAND
NORSKP OLARINTSIUTTT
OSLO
1961
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DEN NORSKE ANTARKTISEKSPEDISJONEN ,1 956-60
SCIENTIFIC RESULTS NO. 1
ToR BJØ R LU
N ND E
ON THE SNOW ACCUMULATION
IN DRONNING MAUD LAND
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CONTENTS
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Abstract 1
Introduction 1
Earwloirekrs 2
..................•..•.......•.•....•.•.•.............•...••. .
Morphology 3
.............•..............•.......•....•..................•.
Accumsutluiaadn1t i m6ied osepn ei pt 9
.......••.....••.......... . . . . . .,...
Genreermaalr ks 9
...................•..............................
Measuorsfep meweceniitfigsch t 10
.......•.......•............... . . . . .
Accumiunlp raetit1ho4ie9d0o 9 -n51 9 11
..••..........••.•..•.•.......
Variisnaep tcwiieofiinc.g h..t... ..........................1..4. ....
.
Settling 17
......•............•......................................
AccumaNutol raSwttaiadyotu nirt oihynnee 1g a59 r71s5,9a 8 n 15d9 9. ........1.9 .
.
Morpohtfoh leo grye gion 19
. ......................•........ . . . . ..... .
Stmaekaes u.r..e..m.e.n..t..s... ........................1...9.. .. ..
.
Posesrir.bol.r.e.s .. .......................................2..2... .
.
Lovcaarlii tnah tei oanc cumulation 22
....... . . . .•......................
SepcWiefiic.g .h.t ..............................2. .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
Calcoutflhw aeate tiqeourni valent 24
Accumadutil ffameteriteoennoct ro onldoigtiicoanls 29
Precipitation 29
...................•....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Win.d.. ................................3.1.. .. ...................
.
Sublimation 34
Corrbeeltmaweteaiepsonrun er ceaidnpa dic tcautm.iu.ol..na. t3i.6o. n. .
.
AccumauwflarayNot omir Sowtnaa .yt .i..o..n ...................3.8.. . . . . . . . .
, .
AccumbueltNawoterieSwontan aay tnt idhSo een c oSntda.at.riy.o3 n.8 . . .
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AccumBullåast.ki.io..mn..e n.a.. t... ......... . .3.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AccumbueltawteieSontn aa NtnRoidiro swnea mye det 40
Accumoutnlh naeot rsitiohodnFefei m m bulheimen4 4
Accurouliaant ro id oepinet ps tudies 44
5
Accumoutnlh iarscteteier o e.na .m.s. ...........4..6. .............. .
.
Conc.l..u.s..i....o...n... ..........................4.7.. . .................
Acknowl..e.d.g.e.m..e..n.t..s. ...................... 4..7.. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
Referenees 48
.....•............................... .... . . . . ............... . . . .

Abstract.
A bdreisecifrgs ii opvtftehm ineoo rnp ohtfoh ileco egF yis mhbeaulnlfdi, s oefn ,
thien liacned.
Thaen naucaclu miduseel rtamtfiiotnorhpen eed r 14i90o1 d59t; 9to hm eei asn
49m5m,o w2fa rtT.eh aec cumfuotlrhya ee1t a49irt0os1o 5n 9 w6 a fso undt hset udying
firlna iyane1 mr6d s e peipt .15 9t7F1o 5r9 t9oham ec cuwmaumsle aatdseiiucorrtnel dy
astt aiaknne soa,3frk 7 em a" .
Theiarss e e avsaorniiatnalh rt eaio taofecn c umwuialtm ahat rmikioenndi, m um
iNno vembearn-amdD a exciiemMnmua bJmyen u-reT .ha ec cumidusul aeal,t­ ion
moesntt tiporer ecalitypoi,icfo tyo ncn olircit ghiiesnrg ;ean o ilorno b syds rs infotw ,
and theo arab clcbasyut umibuollniian smte aigto.lTin ihfo geoni au bcnlcdeu mulation
thguisavg eomsoe da ostfuhp rere e c.iT phpiert eactgiiapoiuinusgts eaeu tlniedosensr
thmee teocroonldoigtiiacoNtano lsrS wtpanary.te ivoailing
Ont hien liacnead c tchuemf uodlueantcdwi rioeitnanh sc erasel atasinitdnu gd e,
wiitnhc reafsritonhmges hdiIeiactlsle dfts e.aoc n ercaeesa tsbweooasttnr hh id ecs e,
shaenoldtnf h ien li.ac ned
Introduetion.
On t1ht0eho fN ovmebe1r9 5tw6No o rwesgeiaalvni ensgs" ePlosl,a r­
sirkaenl"d"P oljraø"nrl beOfst.l O onb oawredr teh feuo rtemeenm bers
oft he tweirnpianrgt oifDe esnN orsAknet airsketkjsnpoeend1,5i9 -s660,
undtehre liera gdeeord eSsiigsuHtre dlw liet,ah lt lh eeiqrum iepn.t
Thee xepditsieton nNb,oy r Psokrl iantsu,ttp iatlnnteosd t iaynD ron­
ninMga duL an(diF g1.)a s n eatrhG er eehnm weircidaispa ons sainbdl e
abo5u0tk mi nladnudr,it nhIgetn ernalGt eioopnhayYseia1cr9a -l558 7.
Lat,te hreepx etdii'ossnt aiynA ntarwcatpsior clao nbgyeo dny ee aarn,d
three twuarmsna dienF ebarru1y69 0D.u irntgh lea ysetat rh ewreero en ly
ninwei ntemreimbneg.r s
Thep orgramimnec lmuedtoeredog liocmaalg,n eatnigdcl aalcg iioclaol
wormke,a esmunertosf o zoannepd hotogroafpa huyr oaruasl t.irT sahe
mountraainng e 2f°4r 0Eo',me astwtaoar s dmsa ilslo lnautanetda k at
3°03 0E'w amsa ppaendgd,e oilcoaagnld o lboilgm iactaericaoll ldwe.ac st e
Theg laciowloorcgkoi incssatloe fmd e asurtesom fse nnoawc culmau­
tioonfi, cfl eo w, oafin ctdee mapteurornte h iec seh eelsfcp,ie yai lntl he
neighhbooooudfrN orwSatya .tD iuornintghs eu mmeorf1s 9 -5587a nd
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19-5598t haec cumuolnat thiieno lnia cnweda osb searsvf eaardsp osbslie,
antdh e oflfto hwr ieceser t eamwsa1ms)e asdu.r e
Whiwloer kiintn hgfie e ltdhg,el aciaollhsoaogtd ioc s otl gleeoocglti cal
anbdi loogmiactraeil.Ha elh atdh ceh anocfae na ssainostlnt yw hent he
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fielrda,r aettl hyse tt aioTnh.ee rfroet hgelc ailoogwiocrawkla rsa tmhoerre
restrtihcawtnae sdd e sbilree.a
Earliweorr ks.
Ther eognio fD ronninMga udL anidn veastdte biygD enN orske
Antasrekktsijpnoeedn1i,s9 -5660( iFg1.) w,a esa rlai reart huenkrn own
counNtora yn.he a edv esref to ootnt hger ouenxdc iepnat nb eya i nt he
icseh eFlifm,lb iusaettn h,Ge r eenmweircihd Tihiawsna .vs i sibtyte hde
Ameriiccaenb r"eAtakkaie"nFr e bru1a9r5y5 .
Thec oahsatbd e epnra tolbys erfvreovdme s,sa enlpdsh otaopghred
frotmh aei bry t hNeo wreg-iBarnitishA-nStwaerdEcixptseiihdcot ni,
14992-5.T hem ountraeigniw oansp hotografprhotemhd ae i bry t he
GermAann tarEcxtepidci t1i9o-3n38,9 a,n da mapa tt he socfa le
1 1:5, 000,0w0a sp ubliTshhiesd .h oweervi,sq uiutnefif to urs e.
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graphedt olr aergsgiaceolrn(e Wso hlttmhaiasvseatn)td,h esef owuenrde
SwithiTnebramnikn1 o0l.o gy
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Thdiess iigasnlu asswto hie teodhgnn el ailesii mbeimyrto eudn tains.
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Alfitude Altifude
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Fig. s2e.co tfiC wortenohss betso e rorndtf eh res r taei mn c oeor Jftu ht ulstraumen
Thvee rstciiaesclx aeal g 5g0e rtaitmeeds .
tob ef abre t.tU enrfortutnhapeth eoltyo,g wrearpdehe ss trdouyreidn g
thwea r.
Thew estesrtpn amrootft hmeo untaarie(naJ u ultseasnsRdei ns e­
medewta)as l pshoot opghrefadr otmh aeib ryt hNeor wegiraint--iSBswhe­
disAhn tarEextepiideot ni1,9 -4592P.r elimmianpaasrt ty h sec aolfe
20,0000c,o sntrdu ocntt ehbea soifts h ipsho tograanptdhe yr restrial
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exepdition.
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stiitnu1 t9t5o 7nt, h bea soifas ip rho togrtaapkbheystn h Uen ited States
NavAyn tarEextepidei t1i9o4n6,- 47.
TheB egliacnasr roiuteted r reosbetsrrviaasti lint ohnerseeg idounrgsi n
thseu mmeorf1s 97 5-85 a1n9d8-5 59.
Morphology.
Fibmulitshelena ,ri gcese h ebleft w6e9e2°n0 ' 7a0n3°d0 S ', 3°
W
an4d° E ,h abse edne sbcerbdiy S withi(n1b9)a5.n7 kbT orhdee arreser ro­
neoiunss ompeal c,eb suott herhwiidsse es crispeteitmoosbn eq uite
accur(aiFtg1e.9 )O.n t hroecec a,sfi ieolnpdsa rtoifeD se nN orske
Antarktdiissnejekocnsr poestsheiidsc s eh eilntf h eea st-dwiersetca tti on
703°0 t'o7 04°0 S'. AiIwtsa ofls,o wonv eorns eevroacic a.s ions
The sitcreef armoJ mu ltsutrawuamfseo nu tnode x teonudt tihnet o
icseh eTlhfeb. o drerosft hliasr igcseet reaarvmee rdyi sttw,ii nteh broad
bIetosfc resveamssa,k itnrvgaei lnt herseeg iamo onsstt r ouobmluee nsder­
takiTnhgew.e s tebrodnre irfs uo nadta ppraotxei1lm 3y°0 W ', t heea stern
bordaet1r E° .T hei esert ae m w heerreso eswd a 9s0 wkimd meu,e whi der
thafna rtihnelraT nhdii.sos e eiaosnbeytd h fea tehtta htie e seeh lifms u eh
morfer teoem ovlea tetrhaailntsl h yie ln a nidc e.
Thew estbeordrneo rft hiee sert ae m r unisnt hdei ree30t4°iI.oti n s
ani mmenesreaelsvysb eedl1 t0t,0o2 0m0 w i,de eontalianr"igenieegb ergs"
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