Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014
Temperature and precipitation conditions in the Kaffiøyra region in the summer season (21 July–31 August) for the period from 1975–2014 are described based on data collected during 22 expeditions, in which meteorological measurements were carried out, and complete data series combining both original...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:97b120d721164dd8b85bfa8586e44a4c 2023-05-15T15:08:19+02:00 Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 Przybylak Rajmund Araźny Andrzej 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0011 https://doaj.org/article/97b120d721164dd8b85bfa8586e44a4c EN eng Polish Academy of Sciences http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2016.37.issue-2/popore-2016-0011/popore-2016-0011.xml?format=INT https://doaj.org/toc/2081-8262 2081-8262 doi:10.1515/popore-2016-0011 https://doaj.org/article/97b120d721164dd8b85bfa8586e44a4c Polish Polar Research, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 173-192 (2016) Arctic Svalbard Kaffiøyra Waldemar Glacier air temperature precipitation Geology QE1-996.5 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0011 2022-12-31T04:38:41Z Temperature and precipitation conditions in the Kaffiøyra region in the summer season (21 July–31 August) for the period from 1975–2014 are described based on data collected during 22 expeditions, in which meteorological measurements were carried out, and complete data series combining both original and reconstructed data. The latter ones were obtained using data from the Ny Ålesund meteorological station, which are strongly correlated with data from the Kaffiøyra region. Seasonal statistics presented for temperature and precipitation based on these two sets of data reveal only slight changes. Summer temperatures in the Kaffiøyra region in the studied period (1975–2014) showed statistically significant strong upward trends, while precipitation totals revealed a downward trend, but not statistically significant. In the studied area, based on 40-years of data, it was demonstrated that the near-surface lapse rates of summer air temperature are slightly lower in glaciated (0.58°C/100 m) than in non-glaciated areas (0.67°C/100 m). Anticyclonic/cyclonic circulation types significantly increase/decrease air temperature on the Waldemar Glacier, while their impact on precipitation is markedly smaller. In summer, close correlations were observed between air temperature and such glacier characteristics as the mass balance and the location of the equilibrium line, while precipitation does not have a great influence on them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Svalbard Tundra Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kaffiøyra ENVELOPE(12.002,12.002,78.627,78.627) Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Polish Polar Research 37 2 173 192 |
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Temperature and precipitation conditions in the Kaffiøyra region in the summer season (21 July–31 August) for the period from 1975–2014 are described based on data collected during 22 expeditions, in which meteorological measurements were carried out, and complete data series combining both original and reconstructed data. The latter ones were obtained using data from the Ny Ålesund meteorological station, which are strongly correlated with data from the Kaffiøyra region. Seasonal statistics presented for temperature and precipitation based on these two sets of data reveal only slight changes. Summer temperatures in the Kaffiøyra region in the studied period (1975–2014) showed statistically significant strong upward trends, while precipitation totals revealed a downward trend, but not statistically significant. In the studied area, based on 40-years of data, it was demonstrated that the near-surface lapse rates of summer air temperature are slightly lower in glaciated (0.58°C/100 m) than in non-glaciated areas (0.67°C/100 m). Anticyclonic/cyclonic circulation types significantly increase/decrease air temperature on the Waldemar Glacier, while their impact on precipitation is markedly smaller. In summer, close correlations were observed between air temperature and such glacier characteristics as the mass balance and the location of the equilibrium line, while precipitation does not have a great influence on them. |
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Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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Warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in NW Spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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warming and drying of tundra and glacier summer climate in nw spitsbergen from 1975 to 2014 |
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Arctic glacier Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Svalbard Tundra Spitsbergen |
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