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On the frequency distribution of net annual accumulation at the South Pole
dc.contributor.author | van der Veen, Cornelis J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Whillans, I. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gow, Anthony J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-06T20:51:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-06T20:51:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-01-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Van Der Veen, C. J., Whillans, I. M., Gow, A. J. "On the frequency distribution of net annual accumulation at the South Pole." Geophysical Research Letters. (1999) 26,2. pp 239 - 242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/1998GL900271. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/17330 | |
dc.description | This is the published version, also available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/1998GL900271. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The frequency distribution of stratigraphic layer thickness in cores and a snowmine at South Pole is not compatible with a significant number (>1%) of missing layers associated with zero-accumulation years inferred from pole-height measurements. A reconciliation of these data sets is needed if observed stratigraphic records are to be used as reliable paleoclimate indicators. Three explanations for the discrepancy are offered, namely (i) during a significant number of years, a visible stratigraphic horizon does not form or is not identified, (ii) the true distribution is characterized by two maxima, with a secondary maximum centered around zero layer thickness, or (iii) the pole-height measurements are misinterpreted and there are very few zero-accumulation years at South Pole. With the currently available data, it is not possible to discriminate among these three possibilities. | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Geophysical Union | en_US |
dc.title | On the frequency distribution of net annual accumulation at the South Pole | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | van der Veen, Cornelis J. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Geography | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1029/1998GL900271 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |