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Orographic clouds in north Victoria Land from AVHRR images

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Giuseppe Zibordi  and
Massimo Frezzotti
Giuseppe Zibordi
Affiliation:
Institute for Remote Sensing Applications, Joint Research Centre, 21026 Ispra, Italy
Massimo Frezzotti
Affiliation:
Environmental Department, Energy Technology and Environmental Agency, PO Box 2400, Rome AD 00100, Italy
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Abstract

Orographic clouds over north Victoria Land, East Antarctica, have been observed in Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite imagery. These occasional clouds are discussed through analysis of their spectral features in AVHRR data. Temporal occurrence, spatial extension, and direction of the clouds are also discussed in relation to meteorological data for two periods characterised by katabatic winds, in December 1992 and January 1993.

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Polar Record , Volume 32 , Issue 183 , October 1996 , pp. 317 - 324
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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