Simulation of the katabatic flow near the Greenland ice margin using a high-resolution nonhydrostatic model

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 331-339

  Klein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; ICE MARGIN; KATABATIC FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; WIND FIELD;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0034773241     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2001/0010-0331     Document Type: Article

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