Journal article
The antarctic first regional observing study of the troposphere (FROST) project
J Turner, D Bromwich, S Colwell, S Dixon, T Gibson, T Hart, G Heinemann, H Hutchinson, K Jacka, S Leonard, M Lieder, L Marsh, S Pendlebury, H Phillpot, M Pook, I Simmonds
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC | Published : 1996
Abstract
An account is given of the Antarctic First Regional Observing Study of the Troposphere (FROST) project, which has been organized by the Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. The goals of FROST are to study the meteorology of the Antarctic, to determine the strengths and weaknesses of operational analyses and forecasts over the continent and in the surrounding ocean areas, and to assess the value of new forms of satellite data that are becoming available. FROST is based around three one-month Special Observing Periods (SOPs) - July 1994, 16 October-15 November 1994, and January 1995 for which comprehensive datasets have been establish..
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