Snowdrift sublimation in a Katabatic wind region of the Antarctic ice sheet

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1952-1966

  Bintanja, R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; ICE; MOISTURE; SNOW; SUBLIMATION;

WIND SPEED;

METEOROLOGY;

BLOWING SNOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; ICE SHEET; KATABATIC FLOW; MOISTURE FLUX; SNOW; SUBLIMATION;

ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 0035508311     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<1952:SSIAKW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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