The katabatic winds of Cape Denison and Port Martin

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1912–14, led by Douglas Mawson, encountered incredibly strong, persistent katabatic winds at Cape Denison and along the coastal stretches of Terre Adélie and George V land (Fig 1). The mean wind speed at Cape Denison was 19.3 ms −1 [43.2 mph] which far surpasse...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Parish, Thomas R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1981
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Dumont d'Urville
Dumont-d'Urville
Terre Adélie
Terre-Adélie
George V Land
Denison
Cape Denison
Port Martin
Port-Martin
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400003934
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400003934

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