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The existence of a major zonal mountain belt may be an important climatic agent during glacial periods. The combined effect of a large-scale ice field and a zonal mountain chain south of it, might contribute to the relative warming of the polar regions as the result of the increased poleward heat transport due to enhanced wave activity.
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Vítek, V. Comments on the influence of a meridionally sloping topography on the development of wave disturbances. Stud Geophys Geod 21, 414–416 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01613277
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01613277