Climatological observations and predicted sublimation rates at Lake Hoare, Antarctica

In December 1985, an automated meteorological station was established at Lake Hoare in the dry valley region of Antarctica. Here, the first year-round observations available for any site in Taylor Valley are reported. The mean annual solar flux at Lake Hoare was 92 W/sq m during 1986, the mean air t...

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Main Authors: Clow, Gary D., Mckay, Christopher P., Simmons, George M., Jr., Wharton, Robert A., Jr.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1988
Subjects:
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Taylor Valley
Hoare
Lake Hoare
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890037277
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Summary:In December 1985, an automated meteorological station was established at Lake Hoare in the dry valley region of Antarctica. Here, the first year-round observations available for any site in Taylor Valley are reported. The mean annual solar flux at Lake Hoare was 92 W/sq m during 1986, the mean air temperature -17.3 C, and the mean 3-m wind speed 3.3 m/s. The local climate is controlled by the wind regime during the 4-month sunless winter and by seasonal and diurnal variations in the incident solar flux during the remainder of the year.

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