A STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE VARIATION DURING THE POLAR NIGHT AT McMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA

During the polar night, 24-hour periods with a clear sky and light to moderate winds have their lowest temperatures in the middle of the period, and the highest temperatures occur at the be ginning and end. For cloudy and windy periods, the shape of the temperature curve is reversed, with the maximu...

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Main Author: Barrigar,Donald B.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
STATISTICS
CLIMATE
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
AIR
TEMPERATURE
WIND
VELOCITY
CLOUD COVER
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MAGNETIC TAPE
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
MCMURDO SOUND
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Antarc*
Antarctica
polar night
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0413588
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Summary:During the polar night, 24-hour periods with a clear sky and light to moderate winds have their lowest temperatures in the middle of the period, and the highest temperatures occur at the be ginning and end. For cloudy and windy periods, the shape of the temperature curve is reversed, with the maximum temperature occurring near the middle of the period. Using six years of sur face data, the diurnal temperature variation for various special types of days is divided into two parts, the meteorological or diurnal varia on and the superimposed statistical bias. Finally, the meteorological diurnal temperature variation, based upon all observations during the six year period, is determined. (Author) Master's thesis.

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