Characteristics of snowdrift over a bare ice surface in Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D9, 2001, Pages 9653-9659

  Bintanja, Richard ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ICE; LAND SURFACE; SNOW;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034963158     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900835     Document Type: Article

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