A Preliminary Regional Dynamic Climatology of the Antarctic Continent, Volume 1 |
Contents
THE CLIMATIC EFFECT OF THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT | 12 |
THE ANTARCTIC ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION | 30 |
VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE | 46 |
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air mass analysis Antarctic Antarctica anticyclone appears areas associated atmospheric AUGUST average blowing Byrd Land changes Chapter circulation climatic climatic events closely cloud coast coastal cold continent Correlation coefficients curves DECEMBER decrease deep detailed disturbances east eastern effect elements Ellsworth evidence examined FIGURE flow fluctuations followed frequency Hallett height high frequency increase influence interior January JUNE JULY katabatic layer less LEVEL Little America lower major MARCH Marginal maximum McMurdo measurable meters millibar month monthly Moreover moving occur particularly pattern period plateau precipitation presented pressure prevail probably radiation range recorded regimes regional relationship relatively result rise Ross Sea seasonal seven similar soundings South Pole standard deviation stations strong structure subregion summer surface inversion Table temperature tion trends troposphere types upper air inversions Upper Inv variations vertical weather Wilkes wind winter