SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION

Temperature gradients in the upper layers of the snow pack are of importance for studying the emissivity properties of the snow surface with respect to microwaves used in remote sensing as well as for the heat and mass transfer in snow thickness. Gradients drive the initial snow microstructure metam...

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Main Authors: E. Lefebvre, L. Arnaud, A. A. Ekaykin, V. Y. Lipenkov, G. Picard, J.-R. Petit
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author E. Lefebvre
L. Arnaud
A. A. Ekaykin
V. Y. Lipenkov
G. Picard
J.-R. Petit
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description Temperature gradients in the upper layers of the snow pack are of importance for studying the emissivity properties of the snow surface with respect to microwaves used in remote sensing as well as for the heat and mass transfer in snow thickness. Gradients drive the initial snow microstructure metamorphisms that probably influence the firn properties in regard to air molecules fractionation and the air bubble enclosure process at close-off depths. As a contribution to investigation of these problems and following J.-M. Barnola initiative, we developed an autonomous recording system to monitor the temperature of the upper layers of the snow pack. The instrument was built to be autonomous and to be continuously operating within environmental conditions of the Antarctic plateau and the polar night. The apparatus which monitors temperature from the first 10 mof snow by 15 sensors of a «temperature grape» was set at Vostok station during 55th Russian Antarctic Expedition within the frame of the French Russian collaboration (GDRI Vostok). From the available hourly measurements over the first year, we present preliminary results on the thermal diffusive properties of the snow pack as well as some character of the temperature variations on the Antarctic plateau.
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spelling doaj-art-c3f1e190ebf44c8c851df86f64e1199e2025-08-20T03:44:18ZrusNaukaЛëд и снег2076-67342412-37652015-11-0152413814510.15356/2076-6734-2012-4-138-145204SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATIONE. Lefebvre0L. Arnaud1A. A. Ekaykin2V. Y. Lipenkov3G. Picard4J.-R. Petit5Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS/UJF Saint Martin d’HèresLaboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS/UJF Saint Martin d’HèresArctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. PetersburgArctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. PetersburgLaboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS/UJF Saint Martin d’HèresLaboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, CNRS/UJF Saint Martin d’HèresTemperature gradients in the upper layers of the snow pack are of importance for studying the emissivity properties of the snow surface with respect to microwaves used in remote sensing as well as for the heat and mass transfer in snow thickness. Gradients drive the initial snow microstructure metamorphisms that probably influence the firn properties in regard to air molecules fractionation and the air bubble enclosure process at close-off depths. As a contribution to investigation of these problems and following J.-M. Barnola initiative, we developed an autonomous recording system to monitor the temperature of the upper layers of the snow pack. The instrument was built to be autonomous and to be continuously operating within environmental conditions of the Antarctic plateau and the polar night. The apparatus which monitors temperature from the first 10 mof snow by 15 sensors of a «temperature grape» was set at Vostok station during 55th Russian Antarctic Expedition within the frame of the French Russian collaboration (GDRI Vostok). From the available hourly measurements over the first year, we present preliminary results on the thermal diffusive properties of the snow pack as well as some character of the temperature variations on the Antarctic plateau.https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/217antarcticaautonomous recording systemsnow temperaturesnow thermal propertiestemperature monitoringwinter warming
spellingShingle E. Lefebvre
L. Arnaud
A. A. Ekaykin
V. Y. Lipenkov
G. Picard
J.-R. Petit
SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
Лëд и снег
antarctica
autonomous recording system
snow temperature
snow thermal properties
temperature monitoring
winter warming
title SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
title_full SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
title_fullStr SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
title_full_unstemmed SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
title_short SNOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AT VOSTOK STATION FROM AN AUTONOMOUS RECORDING SYSTEM (TAUTO): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OPERATION
title_sort snow temperature measurements at vostok station from an autonomous recording system tauto preliminary results from the first year operation
topic antarctica
autonomous recording system
snow temperature
snow thermal properties
temperature monitoring
winter warming
url https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/217
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