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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-369-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-369-2024
Research article
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13 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 13 Mar 2024

Forcing for varying boundary layer stability across Antarctica

Mckenzie J. Dice, John J. Cassano, and Gina C. Jozef

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This study aims to identify the main reasonings for changes in boundary layer stability, namely changes in radiative forcing or mechanical mixing (wind shear). Across the continent of Antarctica, varying stability in the boundary layer is affected by many different forces, and this study seeks to characterize the main forcing mechanisms for these variations in stability across Antarctica, annually and seasonally.
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