A newly detected ablation phenomena in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Abstract

From November 1993 to February 1994 members of the Geological Survey of Greenland (GGU) participated in a Nordic research effort in Antarctica. The Nordic Antarctic Research Programme (NARP) involves Norway, Sweden and Finland, which are all Antarctic Treaty Consultative Partners; Denmark as an observer has participated only since 1992 (Thomsen, 1994; Boggild et al., 1995). The member countries of NARP have traditionally carried out research in Dronning Maud Land. This region of Antarctica has recently gained new research interest, including survey for a joint European deep drilling programme planned for 1995/96. Future Norwegian climate studies on blue ice will therefore be closely related to the joint European deep drilling programme.