A preliminary synoptic assessment of soil frost on Marion Island and the possible consequences of climate change in a maritime sub-Antarctic environment

Polar Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Nel, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air mass circulation; Climate change; Marion island; Soil frost; Sub antarctic; Synoptic weather

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIRFLOW; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD FRONT; CYCLONE; FROST; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

EID: 84863760509     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.17626     Document Type: Article

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