South Pole moisture sources during 20 Jan 2009 to 5 Feb 2009

Moisture sources south of 85°S identified with the algorithm of Sodemann and Stohl, 2009.

Variable: Evaporation contribution Total moisture contribution Precipitation estimate Moisture source latitude Moisture source longitude Period: Daily moisture sources from Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic. Shading gives the contribution of the evaporation to diagnosed Antarctic precipitation south of 85°S in mm/d.

Contact: harald (dot) sodemann (at) nilu (dot) no.

Last changes: 1 December 2009

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