An observational study of the katabatic wind confluence zone near Siple Coast, West Antarctica

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-477

  Bromwich, David H ^a   Liu, Zhong ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012471854     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0462:AOSOTK>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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