The characteristics and temporal variability of föhn winds at King Edward Point, South Georgia

The mountainous subantarctic island of South Georgia lies within the belt of strong westerly winds that blow around the Southern Ocean. Interaction of the prevailing circumpolar westerly winds with the island’s central mountain chain, which rises to nearly 3000 m, generates warm, dry föhn winds on t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Climatology
Main Authors: Bannister, Daniel, King, John C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Meteorological Society 2020
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525554/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525554/1/JOC-18-0901.R1_revised.docx
https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/joc.6366