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Foehn winds at Pine Island Glacier and their role in ice changes
The Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab, Khalifa
University, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ricardo Fonseca
The Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab, Khalifa
University, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Kyle S. Mattingly
Space Science and Engineering Center, University of
Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Stef Lhermitte
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, Delft University of
Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Catherine Walker
Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
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Short summary
Role of Foehn Winds in ice and snow conditions at the Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica.
Role of Foehn Winds in ice and snow conditions at the Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica.
