Climate， mass balance and glacial changes on small dome of Collins Ice Cap， King George Island， Antarctica

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Climate, mass balance and glacial changes on small dome of Collins Ice Cap, King George Island, Antarctica

During 1991/1992 Chinese Antarctic Expedition, a full-year glacial investigations on the small dome of Coffins Ice Cap were carried out, the data from investigations showed that vertical temperature gradients on small dome were about 0. 79℃/100m and 0. 66℃/100m in the summer and in the winter separately. LOwer summer temperature in this area is one Of most important conditions for glacial development. In 1991/1992 the small dome was a weak positive balance year with a mass balance difference of 163 mm, annual ELA was 140m, mass balance gradient was 8.4mm/m and mass balance level was 928mm. Mass balance fluctuations on small dome in 1971-1992 were calculated by a new method, the results revealed that the small dome of Coffins Ice Cap was relatively stable over 21 years.