A review of precipitation-related aspects of West Antarctic meteorology

An overview is presented of the factors associated with snowfall over the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The flux of atmospheric moisture across the coast, the synoptic processes over the South Pacific Ocean, the large scale atmospheric controls, and numerical modeling of the West Antarctic environment a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carleton, Andrew M., Bromwich, David H., Parish, Thomas R.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1991
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Pacific
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19910017260
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Summary:An overview is presented of the factors associated with snowfall over the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The flux of atmospheric moisture across the coast, the synoptic processes over the South Pacific Ocean, the large scale atmospheric controls, and numerical modeling of the West Antarctic environment are all discussed. Suggestions are made for research needed to substantially upgrade the status of knowledge in these closely interrelated topic areas.

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