<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flocas, H.A.a d</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Helmis, C.G.a d</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Blikas, S.N.a d</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Asimakopoulos, D.N.a b d</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bartzis, J.G.c</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deligiorgi, D.G.a d</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mean characteristics of the katabatic flow of a 1024 m high knife edge mountain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Theoretical and Applied Climatology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antarctica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">katabatic flow</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">knife edge mountain</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">mountain region</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1998</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031926987&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3be170264504ed75ca2c8508f4730240</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3-4</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">59</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">237-249</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In this study an attempt is made to examine and analyse the mean characteristics of the katabatic flows at the western slope foot of a 1024m high knife edge mountain using a meteorological tower and three surface meteorological stations. In addition, the frequency distribution of the occurrence of the katabatic flow over one year period is studied along the characteristics of the flow arriving in the neighbouring urban area at a distance of 1.5km. It was found that the katabatic flow occurs mainly in autumn and spring with the highest frequency in April. The flow is generally characterised by small depth as it is affected substantially by the background flow. The expected direction of the katabatic wind dominates mainly at the level of 7 m, where the influence of the background flow is minimised. At the level of 18m the wind direction shifts, due to the interaction of the katabatic wind with the background flow. The katabatic flow can penetrate at a distance of 1.5 km being substantially weakened.</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cited By (since 1996)3</style></notes></record></records></xml>