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The vertical velocity at the top of Ekman layer caused by katabatic winds is proposed and deduced. By computing actual data we get a distribution of the velocities over Antarctica. The distribution plays a positive role in maintaining the cyclone and anticyclone over Antarctica.
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Yimin, M. Preliminary study on vertical velocity caused by katabatic wind in Antarctica and its influence on atmospheric circulation. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 9, 247–250 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657515
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