Climatological aspects of cyclogenesis near Adélie Land Antarctica

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 921-938

  Bromwich, David H ^a,b   Steinhoff, Daniel F ^a,b   Simmonds, Ian ^c   Keay, Kevin ^c   Fogt, Ryan L ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; KATABATIC FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROUGH; VORTICITY;

ADELIE COAST; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 80052873356     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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