A multidecadal analysis of föhn winds over Larsen C Ice Shelf from a combination of observations and modeling

• Main Authors: Wiesenekker, J.M., Kuipers Munneke, P., van den Broeke, M.R., Smeets, C.J.P.P.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Föhn; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen ice shelf; multidecadal analysis; automatic weather station; regional climate model; Figures; Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Cabinet Inlet; Larsen Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/371967

The southward progression of ice shelf collapse in the Antarctic Peninsula is partially attributed to a strengthening of the circumpolar westerlies and the associated increase in föhn conditions over its eastern ice shelves. We used observations from an automatic weather station at Cabinet Inlet on...