The Formation of Drainage Wind on a Snow-Dome

Abstract Direct measurements of the horizontal divergence of the air flow close to the snow surface have been made. The mean vertical wind component has been derived from these observations. The temperature profile has been analyzed near the center of the snow-dome and a method to determine the sens...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Businger, J.A., Ramana Rao, K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1965
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300001889x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300001889X