An analysis of low-level jets in the greater ross ice shelf region based on numerical simulations

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4188-4205

  Seefeldt, Mark W ^a   Cassano, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; GLACIERS; ICE; LANDFORMS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; WIND EFFECTS;

ANTARCTIC MESOSCALE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; ANTARCTICA; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; REGION BASED; ROSS ICE SHELVES; ROSS SEAS; SEASONALITY; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS; WIND SPEEDS;

CURVE FITTING;

JET STREAM; MAPPING METHOD; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REAL TIME; SEASONALITY; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; BYRD GLACIER; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS ICE SHELF; ROSS ISLAND; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 57149147012     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2455.1     Document Type: Article

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