Sudden cessation of katabatic winds in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1142-1152

  Gallée, Hubert ^a   Pettré, Paul ^b   Schayes, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; WINDS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; IAGO; KATABATIC WIND; MAR; WIND EVENT;

ANTARCTICA, ADELIE LAND;

EID: 0030480850     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1142:SCOKWI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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