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Extremely stable boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau C. Genthon, M. Town, D. Six, V. Favier, LGGE France L. Genoni, A. Pellegrini, ENEA, Italy C. Pouzenc, SIRENE, France Please email me your questions!

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Please email me your questions!. Extremely stable boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau C. Genthon, M. Town, D. Six, V. Favier, LGGE France L. Genoni, A. Pellegrini, ENEA, Italy C. Pouzenc, SIRENE, France. Climate Change 2007: Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Extremely stable boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau

C. Genthon, M. Town, D. Six, V. Favier, LGGE FranceL. Genoni, A. Pellegrini, ENEA, Italy

C. Pouzenc, SIRENE, France

Please email me your questions!

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Climate Change 2007: Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis

Chapter 11: Regional Climate Projections

11.8 Polar Regions

« ... Processes that are not particularly well represented in the models are clouds, planetary boundary layer

processes and sea ice... »

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Predicted surface warming, 2090/2100 – 2000/2010, IPSLCM4 IPCC (°C)

Jan

Jul

Dome C

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Dome C, Antarctica

Latitude 75°06.06S Longitude 123°20.74E Altitude 3300m

A permanent station, Concordia, jointly operated by the French and Italian polar institutes (IPEV, PNRA)

Dome C selected as a special point for CLMIP5 / IPCC AR5

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A continuous lower boundary layer profiling system, 4-44 m, at

Dôme C

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