Abstract: observational results of a one-month mesoscale experiment in a valley are used to emphasize the prominent part played by an inversion layer in air flow dynamics. A model based on the analogy between shallow water flow and ...

Abstract: The katabatic wind events observed in the coastal zone of Adélie Land, Antarctica, on 27 November and 3 December 1985 are simulated with a hydrostatic mesoscale atmospheric model coupled to a snow model. The diurnal cycle ...

Abstract: Preliminary results from the 1985 IAGO (Interaction Atmosphére-Glace-Océan) field programme in Adélie Land, Antarctica, allow for a detailed description of several katabatic events, especially of their vertical structure ...

Abstract: The evolution of summer katabatic wind events over the steep slopes of Adélie Land is examined, with emphasis on the sudden cessation of these events. Different idealized large-scale forcings are considered, including a ...