Orographic clouds in north Victoria Land from AVHRR images

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Zibordi, Giuseppe, Frezzotti, Massimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1996
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; East Antarctica; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740006753x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740006753X

ABSTRACT Orographic clouds over north Victoria Land, East Antarctica, have been observed in Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite imagery. These occasional clouds are discussed through analysis of their spectral features in AVHRR data. Temporal occurrence, spatial extension, and direction of the clouds are also discussed in relation to meteorological data for two periods characterised by katabatic winds, in December 1992 and January 1993.