Screen Temperatures and 10m Temperatures

At places with an annual mean temperature lower than −20°C on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the temperature at a depth of 10 m is close to the annual mean at the surface and at the level of the meteorological shelter. With temperatures higher than about −35°C the size and sign of the diffé...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Loewe, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023571
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023571
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Summary:At places with an annual mean temperature lower than −20°C on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the temperature at a depth of 10 m is close to the annual mean at the surface and at the level of the meteorological shelter. With temperatures higher than about −35°C the size and sign of the différences vary. With lower temperatures the 10 m temperature becomes increasingly lower than the air temperature, at the coldest Antarctic station, “Plateau”, by nearly 4 deg.