Temperature variation in the South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology
• Main Authors: Lu, Hua, Cowell, Steve, King, John, Orr, Andrew, Phillips, Tony, Dobb, Emilia, Xue, Jonathan, Kucieba, Sabina, Phillips, Guy, Marshall, Gareth
• Other Authors: British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Coronation Island; Orcadas; Signy Station; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.8302; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.8302

Abstract Meteorological records at Signy Station in the South Orkney Islands (SOIs) have recently been digitized to cover the period of 1947–1995. This study compares the newly available near‐surface air temperatures at Signy with those from a nearby station, Orcadas and with reanalysis datasets to...