Foehn Winds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Main Author: Johanna Speirs
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Queensland, School of Geography, Planning & Env Management 2011
• Subjects: Foehn; Föhn; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Antarctica; Katabatic winds; Climate variability; Periglacial processes; Landscape change; 040105 Climatology (excl.Climate Change Processes); 040107 Meteorology; 040607 Surface Processes; Antarctic; Polar Plateau; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*; polar desert
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269511/s4008355_phd_finalthesis.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269511

Foehn winds are warm, dry and gusty downslope winds resulting from the topographic modification of the airstream in the lee of mountain barriers. They are a climatological feature common to many of the world’s mountainous regions, however, detailed investigations into foehn winds in polar regions an...