The representation of Föhn events to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula in simulations by the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS)

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Kirchgaessner, Amelie, King, John, Gadian, Alan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522350/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522350/1/Kirchgaessner_et_al-2019-Journal_of_Geophysical_Research__Atmospheres.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019JD030637

Föhn winds are warm, strong, downslope winds on the lee side of mountains, which can last from several hours to a few days. 1995 and 2002 saw the dramatic break‐up of huge parts of the Larsen Ice Shelf (LIS) on the east of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP). It is widely accepted that hydrofracturing, the...