Strong-wind events and their influence on the formation of snow dunes: Observations from Kohnen station, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 199, 2010, Pages 891-902

  Birnbaum, Gerit ^a   Freitag, Johannes ^a   Brauner, Ralf ^b   Kö Nig Langlo, Gert ^a   Schulz, Elisabeth ^c   Kipfstuhl, Sepp ^a   Oerter, Hans ^a   Reijmer, Catharina H ^d   Schlosser, Elisabeth ^e   Faria, Sergio H ^f   Ries, Hinnerk ^g   Loose, Bernd ^a   Herber, Andreas ^a   Duda, Michael G ^h   Powers, Jordan G ^h   Manning, Kevin W ^h   Van Den Broeke, Michiel R ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GLACIER RETREAT; GLACIOLOGY; ICE CORE; PERIODICITY; SNOW; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 79551695106     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310794457272     Document Type: Article

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