Modification of the wind speed profile caused by snowdrift: Results from observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 577, 2001, Pages 2417-2434

  Bintanja, R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Atmospheric boundary layer; Turbulence; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; SNOW; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

SNOWDRIFT SALTATION;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; SNOW; TURBULENCE; TWO PHASE FLOW; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035472679     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57711     Document Type: Article

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