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Dome C Concordia air / snow observatory
Reference CryoNet Station Information
Flat, permanently snow covered surface, small undulations (sastrugis).
Other Networks to Which This CryoNet Station Belongs
- This station belongs to the ALLENVI CRYOBS-CLIM cryosphere observatory.
Other relevant measurement method documents:
Accumulation stakes measurement method as described in the review by Eisen et al., 2007. Snow accumulation in East Antarctica, Reviews of Geophysics, 46, RG2001, doi:10.1029/2006RG000218.
No documented snow or atmospheric methods availalble for the Antarctic plateau. Best practices are used.
Data Information
- Are the data quality controlled? yes
- How are the data accessible? HTTP (web), an existing data center
- Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): delayed more than one year
Publications
Eisen et al., 2007. Snow accumulation in East Antarctica, Reviews of Geophysics, 46, RG2001, doi:10.1029/2006RG000218.
Genthon, C., D. Six, V. Favier, M. Lazzara, L. Keller, 2011. Atmospheric temperature measurement biases on the Antarctic plateau, J. Atm. Oceanic Technol., DOI 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00095.1 28, No. 12, 1598-1605.
Genthon C., D. Six, H. Gallée, P. Grigioni, and A. Pellegrini, 2013. Two years of atmospheric boundary layer observations on a 45-m tower at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 3218–3232, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50128.
Genthon, C., D. Six, C. Scarchilli, V. Giardini, M. Frezzotti, 2015. Meteorological and snow accumulation gradients across dome C, east Antarctic plateau, Int. J. Clim.,36, 455-466, DOI: 10.1002/joc.4362.
Vignon, E., C. Genthon, H. barral, C. Amory, G. Casasanta, H. Gallée, F. Hourdin, S. Argentini, and G. Picard, 2016. Surface turbulent fluxes calculation over the Antarctic plateau: sensitivity to four surface layers features, Bound. Lay. Met.., in press.
Arisitidi, E., J. vernin, F.-X. Schmider, T. Travouillon, C. Pouzenc, O. traullé, C. Genthon, A. Agabi, E. Bondoux, Z. Chalita, and D. Mearnia, 2015. Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers, Mon. Not. Roy. Astronom. Soc., 454, 4304-4315.
Palerme, C., C. Genthon, C. Claud · J. E. Kay, N. B. Wood, T. L’Ecuyer, 2015. Evaluation of Antarctic precipitation in CMIP5 models, current climate and projections, Clim. Dyn., DOI 10.1007/s00382-016-3071-1.
Rysman, J.-F., A. Lahellec, E. Vignon, C. Genthon, and S. Verrier, 2015. Characterisation of atmospheric Ekman Spirals at Dome C, Antarctica, Bound. Lay. Met., DOI: 10.1007/s10546-016-0144-y
Casado, M. A. Landais, V. Masson-Delmotte, C. Genthon, E. Kerstel, S. Kassi, L. Arnaud, G. Picard, F. Prie, O. Cattani, H.-C. Steen-Larsen, E. Vignon, and P. Cermak, 2016. Continuous measurements of isotopic composition of water vapour on the East Antarctic Plateau, Atm. Chem. Phys., 16, 8521-8538, doi:10.5194/acp-16-8521-2016
Brun, E., D. Six, G. Picard, V. Vionnet, L. Arnaud, E. Bazile, A. Boone, A. Bouchard, C. Genthon, V. Guidard, P. Le Moigne, F. Rabier, Y. Seity, 2011. Snow-atmosphere coupled simulation at Dome C, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology, 57 (204), 721-736.
Brucker, L., G. Picard, L. Arnaud, Barnola, JM, Schneebeli, M., Brunjail, H., Lefebvre, E., Fily, M., 2011. Modeling time series of microwave brightness temperature at Dome C, Antarctica, using vertically resolved snow temperature and microstructure measurements, Journal of Glaciology, 57(201),171-182.
Landais, A., G. Dreyfus, E. Capron, K. Pol, M. F. Loutre, D. Raynaud, V. Y. Lipenkov, L. Arnaud, V. Masson-Delmotte, D. Paillard, J. Jouzel, and M. Leuenberger, ‘Towards orbital dating of the EPICA Dome C ice core using ?O2/N2’, Climate of the Past, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 191–203, Jan. 2012. doi:10.5194/cp-8-191-2012
Genthon, C., D. Six, V. Favier, M. Lazzara, L. Keller, 2011. Atmospheric temperature measurement biases on the Antarctic plateau, J. Atm. Oceanic Technol., DOI 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00095.1 28, No. 12, 1598-1605.
Genthon C., D. Six, H. Gallée, P. Grigioni, and A. Pellegrini, 2013. Two years of atmospheric boundary layer observations on a 45-m tower at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 3218–3232, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50128.
Genthon, C., D. Six, C. Scarchilli, V. Giardini, M. Frezzotti, 2015. Meteorological and snow accumulation gradients across dome C, east Antarctic plateau, Int. J. Clim.,36, 455-466, DOI: 10.1002/joc.4362.
Vignon, E., C. Genthon, H. barral, C. Amory, G. Casasanta, H. Gallée, F. Hourdin, S. Argentini, and G. Picard, 2016. Surface turbulent fluxes calculation over the Antarctic plateau: sensitivity to four surface layers features, Bound. Lay. Met.., in press.
Arisitidi, E., J. vernin, F.-X. Schmider, T. Travouillon, C. Pouzenc, O. traullé, C. Genthon, A. Agabi, E. Bondoux, Z. Chalita, and D. Mearnia, 2015. Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers, Mon. Not. Roy. Astronom. Soc., 454, 4304-4315.
Palerme, C., C. Genthon, C. Claud · J. E. Kay, N. B. Wood, T. L’Ecuyer, 2015. Evaluation of Antarctic precipitation in CMIP5 models, current climate and projections, Clim. Dyn., DOI 10.1007/s00382-016-3071-1.
Rysman, J.-F., A. Lahellec, E. Vignon, C. Genthon, and S. Verrier, 2015. Characterisation of atmospheric Ekman Spirals at Dome C, Antarctica, Bound. Lay. Met., DOI: 10.1007/s10546-016-0144-y
Casado, M. A. Landais, V. Masson-Delmotte, C. Genthon, E. Kerstel, S. Kassi, L. Arnaud, G. Picard, F. Prie, O. Cattani, H.-C. Steen-Larsen, E. Vignon, and P. Cermak, 2016. Continuous measurements of isotopic composition of water vapour on the East Antarctic Plateau, Atm. Chem. Phys., 16, 8521-8538, doi:10.5194/acp-16-8521-2016
Brun, E., D. Six, G. Picard, V. Vionnet, L. Arnaud, E. Bazile, A. Boone, A. Bouchard, C. Genthon, V. Guidard, P. Le Moigne, F. Rabier, Y. Seity, 2011. Snow-atmosphere coupled simulation at Dome C, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology, 57 (204), 721-736.
Brucker, L., G. Picard, L. Arnaud, Barnola, JM, Schneebeli, M., Brunjail, H., Lefebvre, E., Fily, M., 2011. Modeling time series of microwave brightness temperature at Dome C, Antarctica, using vertically resolved snow temperature and microstructure measurements, Journal of Glaciology, 57(201),171-182.
Landais, A., G. Dreyfus, E. Capron, K. Pol, M. F. Loutre, D. Raynaud, V. Y. Lipenkov, L. Arnaud, V. Masson-Delmotte, D. Paillard, J. Jouzel, and M. Leuenberger, ‘Towards orbital dating of the EPICA Dome C ice core using ?O2/N2’, Climate of the Past, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 191–203, Jan. 2012. doi:10.5194/cp-8-191-2012
Measurements
The measurements made at Dome C Concordia air / snow observatory are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
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Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
| Category | Description or List |
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| Icesheet | Internal snow temperature down to 20 m. Annual stakes network surface accumulation since 2006, locally high frequency (snow height gauges) since 2011. |
| Atmosphere | Boundary layer profile 6 levels across ~40 m since 2009, 2 additional levels since 2015 |
