Characteristics of the boundary layer thermal structure at a coastal region of Adélie Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Gera, B. S., Argentini, S., Mastrantonio, G., Viola, A., Weill, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; East Antarctica; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102098000121; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102098000121

The boundary layer thermal structure, observed through Doppler sodar, at Dumont d'Urville, has been analysed. Typical echograms of the spiky layers, wavy layers and thermal plumes, except for the eroding inversion, have been observed. The annual distribution of these thermal structures is prese...