Snow barchans heights from Concordia Station, Antarctica (summers 2017 to 2022)

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The dataset contains measurements of snow barchans height [m], width [m] and windward length [m], located approximately 800 m from Concordia Station, East Antarctica. Heights were obtained either from in situ photographs with direct measurements using a graduated metal plate to extract dune profiles, or from near-infrared images acquired by a camera mounted on a tower approximately 20 m above the surface, using shadows to estimate dune height. Widths and windward lengths were measured from the same sources. The observations were collected as part of a long-term study of snow surface evolution aimed at quantifying the role of snow in Antarctic climate. Measurements were performed primarily during the summer months (August–March), when sufficient daylight allowed observations.The primary purpose of this dataset is to provide standardized quantitative descriptors of snow barchan migration and geometry for use in studies of surface processes, wind-driven sediment transport, and landscape evolution in polar environments.

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DOI https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.990227
Related Identifier IsPartOf https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.990219
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Provenance
Creator Poizat, Marine ORCID logo; Alkalla, Jeanne; Picard, Ghislain ORCID logo; Arnaud, Laurent ORCID logo; Lefebvre, Eric; Narteau, Clément
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference Agence Nationale de la Recherche https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001665 Crossref Funder ID ANR-18-IDEX-0001 ; Agence Nationale de la Recherche https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001665 Crossref Funder ID ANR-23-CE56-0008 ; Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile Victor https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004796 Crossref Funder ID NIVO-1110 https://institut-polaire.fr/en/programmes_soutenus/snow-properties-evolution-in-a-changing-climate-in-antarctica/ Snow properties evolution in a changing climate in Antarctica
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; Data access is restricted (moratorium, sensitive data, license constraints); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 15 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (123.297W, -75.098S, 123.299E, -75.097N); Dome C
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-03-17T07:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2023-11-25T00:00:00Z