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...
Published in: | Polar Record |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400052888 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400052888 |