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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4165-2020
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Research article
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24 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 24 Nov 2020
| 24 Nov 2020
The influence of föhn winds on annual and seasonal surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Institute of Geography, Friedrich–Alexander University, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Amélie Kirchgaessner
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Andrew N. Ross
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
John C. King
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Peter Kuipers Munneke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University,
Utrecht, 3508, the Netherlands
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Latest update: 01 Nov 2025
Short summary
Föhn winds are warm and dry downslope winds in the lee of a mountain range, such as the Antarctic Peninsula. Föhn winds heat the ice of the Larsen C Ice Shelf at the base of the mountains and promote more melting than during non-föhn periods in spring, summer and autumn in both model output and observations. Especially in spring, when they are most frequent, föhn winds can extend the melt season by over a month and cause a similar magnitude of melting to that observed in summer.
Föhn winds are warm and dry downslope winds in the lee of a mountain range, such as the...
