Katabatic winds, hydraulic jumps and wind flow over the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

This paper examines two strong or gale-force wind events which began suddenly at Platcha, near the Antarctic ice sheet edge in the Vestfold Hills of East Antarctica, and at a later time were recorded at Davis after progressing slowly across the intervening 25 km of relatively low hills.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Targett, Philip S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
The Antarctic
East Antarctica
Vestfold Hills
Vestfold
Platcha
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102098000601
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102098000601
Description
Summary:This paper examines two strong or gale-force wind events which began suddenly at Platcha, near the Antarctic ice sheet edge in the Vestfold Hills of East Antarctica, and at a later time were recorded at Davis after progressing slowly across the intervening 25 km of relatively low hills.

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