The role of the wind in the destruction of an historic hut at Cape Adare in Antarctica
Abstract In 1911 the Northern Party of Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic expedition (1910–1913), built a wooden hut at Cape Adare, a locality notorious for gusting, high-velocity winds. During the expedition, the hut suffered superficial damage from 18 storms estimated at force 11–12 on t...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400027625 2024-04-07T07:46:53+00:00 The role of the wind in the destruction of an historic hut at Cape Adare in Antarctica Harrowfield, David L. 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400027625 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400027625 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 32, issue 180, page 3-18 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1996 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400027625 2024-03-08T00:33:28Z Abstract In 1911 the Northern Party of Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic expedition (1910–1913), built a wooden hut at Cape Adare, a locality notorious for gusting, high-velocity winds. During the expedition, the hut suffered superficial damage from 18 storms estimated at force 11–12 on the Beaufort scale. Since then, storms during the intervening 84 years have virtually destroyed the hut. This paper outlines the wind and storm events recorded at Cape Adare and suggests that the topography of the Adare Peninsula forces the strong southeast wind to change to an eastsoutheast wind only on meeting high ground. By the time it reaches Ridley Beach, it assumes the character of a highvelocity katabatic wind. It is suggested that at Cape Adare topographically reinforced winds are largely responsible for the destruction of the historic hut. The reasons for this and a possible history of hut destruction is given. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Adare ENVELOPE(170.233,170.233,-71.283,-71.283) Cape Adare ENVELOPE(175.000,175.000,-71.000,-71.000) Adare Peninsula ENVELOPE(170.500,170.500,-71.500,-71.500) Ridley Beach ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-71.300,-71.300) Ridley ENVELOPE(-58.017,-58.017,-61.850,-61.850) Polar Record 32 180 3 18 |
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Abstract In 1911 the Northern Party of Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic expedition (1910–1913), built a wooden hut at Cape Adare, a locality notorious for gusting, high-velocity winds. During the expedition, the hut suffered superficial damage from 18 storms estimated at force 11–12 on the Beaufort scale. Since then, storms during the intervening 84 years have virtually destroyed the hut. This paper outlines the wind and storm events recorded at Cape Adare and suggests that the topography of the Adare Peninsula forces the strong southeast wind to change to an eastsoutheast wind only on meeting high ground. By the time it reaches Ridley Beach, it assumes the character of a highvelocity katabatic wind. It is suggested that at Cape Adare topographically reinforced winds are largely responsible for the destruction of the historic hut. The reasons for this and a possible history of hut destruction is given. |
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The role of the wind in the destruction of an historic hut at Cape Adare in Antarctica |
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The role of the wind in the destruction of an historic hut at Cape Adare in Antarctica |
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