An analysis of precipitation data from the Antarctic base Faraday/Vernadsky

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 404-414

  Kirchgäßner, Amélie ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Climate change; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; CLOUD OBSERVATIONS; DATA QUALITY CONTROL; FROZEN GROUND; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TOTAL CLOUD COVER;

ECOLOGY; GLACIERS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOILS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALBEDO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; GLACIER; ICE RETREAT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79951826922     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2083     Document Type: Article

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