Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone
The spatial evolution of katabatic winds along idealized slopes representative of Antarctic terrain is examined using a hydrostatic, two-dimensional primitive equation model with high resolution. A downslope momentum-forces analysis is made of simulations in which katabatic flow reaches steady state...
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ftunivlouvain:oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:50428 2024-05-19T07:32:27+00:00 Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone Gallee, H. Schayes, Guy UCL 1992 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/50428 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120691 eng eng Kluwer Academic Publ boreal:50428 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/50428 doi:10.1007/BF00120691 urn:ISSN:0006-8314 urn:EISSN:1573-1472 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Boundary-Layer Meteorology : an international journal of physical and biological processes in the atmospheric boundary layer, Vol. 59, no. 1-2, p. 141-161 (1992) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1992 ftunivlouvain https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120691 2024-04-24T01:47:34Z The spatial evolution of katabatic winds along idealized slopes representative of Antarctic terrain is examined using a hydrostatic, two-dimensional primitive equation model with high resolution. A downslope momentum-forces analysis is made of simulations in which katabatic flow reaches steady state, with emphasis on physical mechanisms in the coastal zone. The importance of the reversal of the pressure gradient force in the coastal zone, causing the sudden decay of katabatic winds, is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic DIAL@UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain) Boundary-Layer Meteorology 59 1-2 141 161 |
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The spatial evolution of katabatic winds along idealized slopes representative of Antarctic terrain is examined using a hydrostatic, two-dimensional primitive equation model with high resolution. A downslope momentum-forces analysis is made of simulations in which katabatic flow reaches steady state, with emphasis on physical mechanisms in the coastal zone. The importance of the reversal of the pressure gradient force in the coastal zone, causing the sudden decay of katabatic winds, is discussed. |
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Gallee, H. Schayes, Guy Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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Dynamic Aspects of Katabatic Wind Evolution in the Antarctic Coastal Zone |
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dynamic aspects of katabatic wind evolution in the antarctic coastal zone |
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Boundary-Layer Meteorology : an international journal of physical and biological processes in the atmospheric boundary layer, Vol. 59, no. 1-2, p. 141-161 (1992) |
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