Strong wind events in the Antarctic

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Turner, John, Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy, abu Samah, Azizan, Marshall, Gareth, Phillips, Tony, Orr, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2009
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Faraday; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11330/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11330/1/jgrd15434.pdf; http://www.agu.org/journals/jd/jd0918/2008JD011642/2008JD011642.pdf

We use quality controlled in situ meteorological observations collected at Antarctic research stations over the last 60 years to carry out the first continent-wide investigation into the occurrence, variability, and trend in strong wind events (SWEs). Reanalysis/analysis fields are used to examine t...