Low-level wind profiles at an Antarctic coastal station

Wind and temperature profiles in the lowest 2000 m of the atmosphere at Halley (75°35′S, 26°50′W) have been analysed. Surface winds blow most frequently from the sector 090° ± 45° but the 2000 m wind direction is much more evenly distributed and appears to be determined by synoptic-scale pressure gr...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: King, J.C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
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Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410208900026x
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s095410208900026x 2024-06-23T07:46:13+00:00 Low-level wind profiles at an Antarctic coastal station King, J.C. 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410208900026x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410208900026X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 1, issue 2, page 169-178 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s095410208900026x 2024-06-12T04:03:38Z Wind and temperature profiles in the lowest 2000 m of the atmosphere at Halley (75°35′S, 26°50′W) have been analysed. Surface winds blow most frequently from the sector 090° ± 45° but the 2000 m wind direction is much more evenly distributed and appears to be determined by synoptic-scale pressure gradients. A simple one-dimensional boundary layer model, which includes the effects of stably-stratified air overlying a sloping surface, is able to reproduce some of the features of the observed profiles. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Cambridge University Press Antarctic Antarctic Science 1 2 169 178
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description Wind and temperature profiles in the lowest 2000 m of the atmosphere at Halley (75°35′S, 26°50′W) have been analysed. Surface winds blow most frequently from the sector 090° ± 45° but the 2000 m wind direction is much more evenly distributed and appears to be determined by synoptic-scale pressure gradients. A simple one-dimensional boundary layer model, which includes the effects of stably-stratified air overlying a sloping surface, is able to reproduce some of the features of the observed profiles.
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