Numerical weather prediction simulations of idealised katabatic flow over Coats Land, Antarctica, using RAMS

Relevant publications (click on publications button):

• Idealised numerical modelling paper:
  • Renfrew, I. A., 2004: The dynamics of  idealized katabatic flow over a moderate slope and ice shelf, Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 130, 1023-1045.
• A more thorough comparison of the same idealised simulations with a composite profiles of katabatic flow observed by the Doppler sodar system are included in :
  • Renfrew, I. A. and P. S. Anderson, 2006: Profiles of katabatic flow in summer and winter over Coats Land, Antarctica, Quarterly J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., in press. Please contact me for a preprint.

Figures from Renfrew (2004):

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	potential temperaturetime = 24 hours
	downslope horizontal velocity time = 24 hours
	vertical velocity time = 24 hours
	Model profiles compared to individual Doppler sodar wind profiles for 24 February 2002.
	Model profiles compared to individual Doppler sodar wind profiles for 4 September 2002.