Surface influence on the marine and coastal Antarctic atmosphere

• Main Author: Valkonen, Teresa
• Other Authors: Renfrew, Ian, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Ilmakehätieteiden osasto, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, fysiikan laitos, Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för fysik, Savijärvi, Hannu, Vihma, Timo
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2013
• Subjects: meteorologia; Antarctic; Pancake; Queen Maud Land; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/40100

The Antarctic region plays an important role in the global climate system, and it contributes to the future of global climate through changes in regional factors, such as sea ice, atmospheric circulation patterns and moisture distribution. The aim of this thesis is to improve the understanding of th...