Temperature variations at the Great Wall and Zhongshan stations

• Main Authors: Lingen, Bian, Yongfeng, Ma, Changgui, Lu, Longhua, Lu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2011
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Space; Antarctic; The Antarctic; King George Island; Davis Station; Davis-Station; Zhongshan; Zhongshan Station; Great Wall Station; Bellingshausen Station; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2411/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2411/1/A20110106.pdf

Surface meteorological observations have been carried out at the Great Wall station (GW) and Zhongshan station (ZS) from 1984 to 2008 and from 1989 to 2008 respectively. The variation in mean air temperature and its trends are derived from the meteorological observation data recorded at both stations. The warming rate of the annual mean temperature at GW is similar to that at Bellingshausen station, which is about 3 km distant. Thus, the warming trend is representative of the King George Island region. The warming rate of ZS is less different from that at Davis station, which is about 100 km from ZS. It can be said that the meteorological data recorded at both stations are representative of the regions of the King George Island and east coast of the Antarctic.