Antarctic meteorology and climatology: an unfolding story of discovery

• Published in: Archives of Natural History
• Main Author: Walker, Malcolm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh University Press 2005
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); History; Anthropology; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Cape Horn; Antarc*; Iceberg*; International Polar Year
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.2.316

Early explorers and sealers took home from the Southern Ocean tales of tempests, huge waves and massive icebergs. Many recorded in their logbooks and narratives observations of wind, weather and sea state. Meteorological measurements were made on some early voyages but were often of doubtful quality...