Meteorological Conditions of the Basen Nunatak in Western
Meteorological conditions and the statistics for the years 1989-2001 of the Basen nunatak in western Dronning Maud Land are presented. The data are from the Finnish research station Aboa (73°03'S, 13°24'W) and the main observed quantities used here are atmospheric pressure, air temperature...
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.4231 http://www.geophysica.fi/pdf/geophysica_2004_40_1-2_039_karkas.pdf |
| Summary: | Meteorological conditions and the statistics for the years 1989-2001 of the Basen nunatak in western Dronning Maud Land are presented. The data are from the Finnish research station Aboa (73°03'S, 13°24'W) and the main observed quantities used here are atmospheric pressure, air temperature, wind speed and direction. Results have been compared to some neighbouring weather stations. The air temperature and wind speed showed the annual cycle and in the air pressure data the semi-annual oscillation was seen. The effect of the nunatak could be seen in wind direction and air temperature values. The dominant wind direction was 30 ° but the influence of the katabatic outflow was also visible. The Neumayer station can be used as a good reference to estimate the weather patterns in the Basen area. |
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