Climatology of katabatic winds in the McMurdo dry valleys, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Nylen, Thomas H ^a   Fountain, Andrew G ^a   Doran, Peter T ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dry valleys; Katabatic winds

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; KATABATIC FLOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 2642514768     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003937     Document Type: Article

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