WINDS OF KATABATIC ORIGIN OBSERVED AT SYOWA STATION (I)

The wind regime at Syowa Station, located on the East Ongul Island 4km apart from the coast of Antarctica, is analyzed to explain the seaward effect of katabatic winds. 1. Rather strong (6-17m/s) easterly winds of katabatic origin prevail at night in summer season. The type of diurnal variation of w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yasutaro MORITA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1968
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00007504
https://doaj.org/article/e14cf3b3c19d41678914164c18be71c5