Experiences of Scott's Northern Party: evidence for a relationship between winter katabatic winds and the Terra Nova Bay polynya

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Bromwich, David H., Kurtz, Dennis D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Terra Nova Bay; Drygalski; Priestley; Inexpressible Island; Drygalski Ice Tongue; Polar Record; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400004514; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400004514

The six men of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Northern Party were stranded on Inexpressible Island (Fig 1) from late February to September 1912. During that period their lives were profoundly influenced by prevailing surface wind and sea ice conditions in Terra Nova Bay. Members of the party liv...