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Aspects of the frequency of calms in Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

N. A. Streten
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Much of the literature relating to the climate of Antarctica has been concerned with the prevalence of strong winds and accompanying drifting snow which are such a feature of the environment. Not so well known are the variations, both with time and geographical location, in the frequency of occurrence of calms and light winds, or the synoptic scale and local influences associated with these conditions. However, calms are frequently of considerable operational importance to expeditions and the meteorological factors associated with them have some significance as indicators of general circulation characteristics.

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Polar Record , Volume 14 , Issue 91 , January 1969 , pp. 463 - 470
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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