Spatial structures in the heat budget of the Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer

Output from the regional climate model RACMO2/ANT is used to calculate the heat budget of the Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The main feature of the wintertime Antarctic ABL is a persistent temperature deficit compared to the free atmosphere. The magnitude of this deficit is controlled...

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Main Authors: W. J. van de Berg, M. R. van den Broeke, E. van Meijgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-01-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/1/2008/tc-2-1-2008.pdf