Articles | Volume 11, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-697-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-697-2015
Research article
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05 May 2015
Research article |  | 05 May 2015

A 2000-year annual record of snow accumulation rates for Law Dome, East Antarctica

J. Roberts, C. Plummer, T. Vance, T. van Ommen, A. Moy, S. Poynter, A. Treverrow, M. Curran, and S. George

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (24 Mar 2015) by Valérie Masson-Delmotte
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ED: Publish as is (09 Apr 2015) by Valérie Masson-Delmotte
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The Law Dome, East Antarctica snow accumulation record is extended back to 22 BCE using a power-law vertical strain rate model. The periods of 380-442, 727-783 and 1970-2009 CE show above-average snow accumulation rates, while 663-704, 933-975 and 1429-1468 CE were below average. The calculated snow accumulation rates show good correlation with atmospheric reanalysis estimates and significant spatial correlation over a wide expanse of East Antarctica.