Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden
This paper presents the results of a comparison of basic meteorological parameters in two Arctic fjords situated on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago. Air temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and cloud cover from the period 2005 to 2016 are describ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:361aa0dbd7994a238a952e8a6bab6546 2023-05-15T14:55:15+02:00 Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden Małgorzata Cisek Przemysław Makuch Tomasz Petelski 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.06.004 https://doaj.org/article/361aa0dbd7994a238a952e8a6bab6546 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323417300672 https://doaj.org/toc/0078-3234 0078-3234 doi:10.1016/j.oceano.2017.06.004 https://doaj.org/article/361aa0dbd7994a238a952e8a6bab6546 Oceanologia, Vol 59, Iss 4, Pp 413-421 (2017) Arctic meteorology GAME Svalbard Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.06.004 2022-12-31T15:23:26Z This paper presents the results of a comparison of basic meteorological parameters in two Arctic fjords situated on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago. Air temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and cloud cover from the period 2005 to 2016 are described and compared with previous (from 1975) analyses of meteorological conditions in the investigated region. Such a choice of dates coincides with the time the GAME project measurements were carried out. The main goal of this study was to compare meteorological conditions in two fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden, during the time of rapid climate changes. The results are collated with research results available in literature from previous years. We discovered that in the investigated period the climate of the Hornsund region is more oceanic than in Kongsfjorden. The stable level of the difference in climate elements is manifested and is evident mainly through greater amplitudes in air temperatures in Kongsfjorden, and in stronger winds in Hornsund. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Hornsund Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Hornsund ENVELOPE(15.865,15.865,76.979,76.979) Main Island ENVELOPE(-38.220,-38.220,-54.007,-54.007) Oceanologia 59 4 413 421 |
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This paper presents the results of a comparison of basic meteorological parameters in two Arctic fjords situated on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago. Air temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and cloud cover from the period 2005 to 2016 are described and compared with previous (from 1975) analyses of meteorological conditions in the investigated region. Such a choice of dates coincides with the time the GAME project measurements were carried out. The main goal of this study was to compare meteorological conditions in two fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden, during the time of rapid climate changes. The results are collated with research results available in literature from previous years. We discovered that in the investigated period the climate of the Hornsund region is more oceanic than in Kongsfjorden. The stable level of the difference in climate elements is manifested and is evident mainly through greater amplitudes in air temperatures in Kongsfjorden, and in stronger winds in Hornsund. |
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Małgorzata Cisek Przemysław Makuch Tomasz Petelski |
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Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden |
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Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden |
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Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden |
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Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden |
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Comparison of meteorological conditions in Svalbard fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden |
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comparison of meteorological conditions in svalbard fjords: hornsund and kongsfjorden |
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