Snow features and meteorological conditions on the coastal snow plateau (H68) observed during summer 2002

Abstract

Snow features and meteorological conditions at H68, on the route between Syowa and Mizuho Stations, was investigated during summer 2002. The observations were carried out in late October, with the setting up of an automatic meteorological station. The snow surface features were measured to make clear the inclination along the prevailing wind direction, and snow observations were made on a vertical dug snow wall. Continuous climatic records in the following two months, obtained by the meteorological station, are introduced together with the corresponding data at Syowa Station.