Effects of Vertically Propagating Mountain Waves During a Strong Wind Event Over the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy, Turner, John, Samah, Azizan Abu
• Format: Article
• Published: Indian Academy of Sciences 2018
• Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22247/; https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1684-1689
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Weather forecasting in the Antarctic presents many challenges, with strong wind events (SWEs) often disrupting air and field operations. Here, we study the mechanisms responsible for a SWE (maximum wind speed 22 ms -1 ) that occurred at the McMurdo/Scott Base region on the Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica...