Strong wind events in the Antarctic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Turner, John ^a   Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy ^b   Abu Samah, Azizan ^b   Marshall, Gareth ^a   Phillips, Tony ^a   Orr, Andrew ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFORMS; QUALITY CONTROL; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

ANTARCTICA; BUOYANCY FORCING; COMPLEX INTERACTION; CYCLONE TRACKS; DOWNSLOPE; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATION; IN-SITU; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; KATABATIC FLOW; KATABATIC WINDS; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE; RESEARCH STATIONS; STRONG WINDS; WIND SPEED; WINTER SEASONS;

COASTAL ZONES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BUOYANCY FORCING; CYCLONE; KATABATIC FLOW; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 72049131577     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011642     Document Type: Article

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