Understanding Antarctic Peninsula precipitation distribution and variability using a numerical weather prediction model

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 27, Issue , 1998, Pages 591-596

  Turner, John ^a   Leonard, Steven ^a   Lachlan Cope, Tom ^a   Marshall, Gareth J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SNOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032422947     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1998AoG27-1-591-596     Document Type: Article

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