A simple parameterization for snowdrift sublimation over Antarctic snow surfaces

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 31739-31748

  Bintanja, Richard ^a   Reijmer, Carleen H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035724174     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000107     Document Type: Article

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