Temporal and spatial variability of the surface energy balance in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages ACL-9-1-ACL-9-12

  Reijmer, C H ^a   Oerlemans, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

1827 hydrology: Glaciology (1863); 1863 hydrology: Snow and ice (1827); 3307 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Boundary layer processes; 3349 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Polar meteorology

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448949825     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000110     Document Type: Article

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