Variability of biothermal conditions in the vicinity of the Polish Antarctic station in the South Shetlands, West Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Plenzler, Joanna, Piotrowicz, Katarzyna, Rymer, Weronika, Budzik, Tomasz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2023
• Subjects: Bioclimate; work environment; work hazards; polar occupational medicine; wind chill index; frostbite; Antarctic; King George Island; West Antarctica; South Shetland Islands; Arctowski; Arctowski Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/9108; https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9108

There are nine year-round and 11 seasonal scientific stations in the South Shetland Islands, an area often visited by cruise ships and sailing yachts. Although this is the warmest part of Antarctica, the weather conditions may be demanding for humans. We analysed the variability of biothermal condit...