On the extraordinary katabatic winds of Adélie Land

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 4463-4474

  Wendler, Gerd ^a   Stearns, Charles ^b   Weidner, George ^b   Dargaud, Guillaume ^c   Parish, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 0000767323     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03438     Document Type: Article

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