Climatic conditions at Arctowski Station (King George Island, West Antarctica) in 2013–2017 against the background of regional changes

Meteorological conditions at Arctowski Station during 2013–2017 were presented against the background of regional climate changes, especially air temperature decline. Air temperature, relative air humidity, air pressure, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, snow cover and precipitation were co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joanna Plenzler, Tomasz Budzik, Dariusz Puczko, Robert J. Bialik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
Subjects:
antarctica
south shetlands
admiralty bay
meterological measurments
climate change
Geology
QE1-996.5
King George Island
West Antarctica
Admiralty Bay
Arctowski
Arctowski Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2019.126345
https://doaj.org/article/ca1c123c3a554bcc8fe47445b44de40f
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Summary:Meteorological conditions at Arctowski Station during 2013–2017 were presented against the background of regional climate changes, especially air temperature decline. Air temperature, relative air humidity, air pressure, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, snow cover and precipitation were collected with an automatic weather station and manual measurements and were further analysed. The obtained results were compared with data from previous years and with data from other stations located on King George Island. Our observations confirm that the vicinity of Arctowski Station experienced a decrease in air temperature during summer, which supports the hypothesis of regional cooling.

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