Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Föhn winds are a common occurrence in mountain regions around the world - from the Andes to the Alps to the Rockies. And... to the Antarctic Peninsula.

In fact, these "hairdryer winds" have a real impact on the climate of the Antarctic Peninsula, and can drive temperature extremes and melting.

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Contents:

00:00 - Ice shelves are melting
01:29 - The setup
02:51 - Impacts on ice
03:58 - Extremes
04:50 - Climate change

#Antarctic #ClimateChange #foehn #föhn

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References

Gilbert et al. (2022a) doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034766

Gilbert et al. (2022b) doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036012

Luckman et al. (2014) doi.org/10.1017/S0954102014000339

Bevan et al. (2017) doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2743-2017

Elvidge & Renfrew (2016) doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00194.1

Wille et al. (2022)
doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00422-9

Zou et al. (2023) doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038138

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