Dynamical influence of gravity waves generated by the Vestfjella Mountains in Antarctica: radar observations, fine-scale modelling and kinetic energy budget analysis
By: Joel Arnault and Sheila Kirkwood
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.17261 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 17261 - 17261
Submitted on: Aug 18, 2011
Published on: Dec 1, 2012
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