The influence of large-scale atmospheric circulation on the surface energy balance of the King George island ice cap

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-36

  Landman, Willem A ^a,c   Mason, Simon J ^b   Tyson, Peter D ^a   Tennant, Warren J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antarctica; Climatic change; King George Island; Snowmelt; South Shetland Islands; Surface energy balance; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ICE CAP; SNOWMELT; SURFACE ENERGY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035096374     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.563     Document Type: Article

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