Profile measurements of blowing snow at Halley, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D19, 2000, Pages 24491-24508

  Mann, G W ^a   Anderson, P S ^b   Mobbs, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING SNOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; MASS TRANSPORT; SUBLIMATION; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0000488081     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900247     Document Type: Article

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