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WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica

Mean Annual Snow Temperature (Clow)

The mean annual snow temperature in the vicinity of the deep drill site is -25.4 C, based on Gary Clow's temperature measurements in a nearby shallow borehole.