Daily cycle of the surface layer and energy balance on the high Antarctic Plateau

Antarctic Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-133

  Van As, Dirk ^a   Van Den Broeke, Michiel ^a   Van De Wal, Roderik ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Diurnal variability; ENABLE; Snow; Stability; Turbulent heat flux

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; KATABATIC FLOW; WIND FIELD;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND; WORLD;

EID: 14944355562     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410200500252X     Document Type: Article

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