An extreme wind event at Casey Station, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D7, 2001, Pages 7291-7311

  T̀urner, John ^a   Lachlan Cope, Tom A ^a   Marshall, Gareth J ^a   Pendlebury, Stephen ^b   Adams, Neil ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EXTREME EVENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STORM; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION;

EID: 0034955725     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900544     Document Type: Article

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