The impact of Föhn conditions across the Antarctic Peninsula on local meteorology based on AWS measurements

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Kirchgaessner, Amélie, King, John C., Anderson, Philip S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Avery; Flask Glacier; Cole peninsula; Avery Plateau; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528378/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528378/1/2020JD033748.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020JD033748

Föhn winds are warm, strong, downslope winds on the lee side of mountains, which can last from several hours to a few days. Recently Föhn conditions over the ice shelves on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) mountains have attracted particular interest in the polar science community. H...