Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica
Surface winds are responsible for the two main types of feature observed on the Antarctic plateau: ( a ) sastrugi, produced by katabatic (gravity) winds, and ( b ) snow dunes, which are raised by blizzard winds. The two are often associated in the sense that the severest patches of sastrugi seem to...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400052888 2024-03-03T08:38:38+00:00 Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica Mather, K. B. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052888 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400052888 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 11, issue 71, page 158-171 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1962 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052888 2024-02-08T08:46:30Z Surface winds are responsible for the two main types of feature observed on the Antarctic plateau: ( a ) sastrugi, produced by katabatic (gravity) winds, and ( b ) snow dunes, which are raised by blizzard winds. The two are often associated in the sense that the severest patches of sastrugi seem to be eroded out of dunes deposited by a previous blizzard. However, sastrugi are by no means limited to this; they may occur more or less continuously, merging one into the next over a wide area of plateau. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Sastrugi ENVELOPE(163.683,163.683,-74.617,-74.617) Polar Record 11 71 158 171 |
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Surface winds are responsible for the two main types of feature observed on the Antarctic plateau: ( a ) sastrugi, produced by katabatic (gravity) winds, and ( b ) snow dunes, which are raised by blizzard winds. The two are often associated in the sense that the severest patches of sastrugi seem to be eroded out of dunes deposited by a previous blizzard. However, sastrugi are by no means limited to this; they may occur more or less continuously, merging one into the next over a wide area of plateau. |
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Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica |
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Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica |
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Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica |
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Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica |
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Further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in Antarctica |
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further observations on sastrugi, snow dunes and the pattern of surface winds in antarctica |
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