The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917
During 1915-1917 the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition wintered in McMurdo Sound and sledged across the Ross Ice Shelf to the foot of the Beardmore Glacier. The meteorological observations made during this time, mainly at Cape Evans (77°38'S, 166°24’E), are discussed. It...
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ftohiostateu:oai:kb.osu.edu:1811/51285 2023-05-15T14:04:30+02:00 The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 Loewe, Fritz 1963-02 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51285 en_US eng Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University. Institute of Polar Studies Report No. 5. Loewe, Fritz. 1963. The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917. Institute of Polar Studies Report No. 5, Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University, 43 pages. 0078-415X http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51285 Ross Sea Party Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1915-1917 Meteorological observations Imperial Transantarctic Expedition Technical Report Map 1963 ftohiostateu 2020-08-22T19:36:50Z During 1915-1917 the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition wintered in McMurdo Sound and sledged across the Ross Ice Shelf to the foot of the Beardmore Glacier. The meteorological observations made during this time, mainly at Cape Evans (77°38'S, 166°24’E), are discussed. It was found that the meteorological conditions differed little from those found during other years in McMurdo Sound. The mean annual temperatures were slightly higher than the average temperature over 12 years in McMurdo Sound. The temperatures from May to September were almost uniform. Except for midsummer, the temperatures rose with cloudiness and wind speed. In autumn, temperatures on the Ross Ice Shelf dropped very rapidly compared with those at the coast. As in earlier years, Cape Evans proved to be a windy place. Throughout the year most of the winds and almost all of the gales came from the southeast. During the winter the mean water vapor pressure was very close to equilibrium with an ice surface. Evaporation from a lake surface in winter was about 0.1 mm/day. The tides were of the mixed, prevailingly diurnal type. The spring tide range was about 125 cm. Report Antarc* Antarctic Beardmore Glacier Ice Shelf McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Ohio State University (OSU): Knowledge Bank Antarctic Beardmore ENVELOPE(174.900,174.900,-83.350,-83.350) Beardmore Glacier ENVELOPE(170.000,170.000,-84.500,-84.500) Cape Evans ENVELOPE(161.550,161.550,-75.100,-75.100) McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea |
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During 1915-1917 the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition wintered in McMurdo Sound and sledged across the Ross Ice Shelf to the foot of the Beardmore Glacier. The meteorological observations made during this time, mainly at Cape Evans (77°38'S, 166°24’E), are discussed. It was found that the meteorological conditions differed little from those found during other years in McMurdo Sound. The mean annual temperatures were slightly higher than the average temperature over 12 years in McMurdo Sound. The temperatures from May to September were almost uniform. Except for midsummer, the temperatures rose with cloudiness and wind speed. In autumn, temperatures on the Ross Ice Shelf dropped very rapidly compared with those at the coast. As in earlier years, Cape Evans proved to be a windy place. Throughout the year most of the winds and almost all of the gales came from the southeast. During the winter the mean water vapor pressure was very close to equilibrium with an ice surface. Evaporation from a lake surface in winter was about 0.1 mm/day. The tides were of the mixed, prevailingly diurnal type. The spring tide range was about 125 cm. |
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The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 |
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The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 |
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The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 |
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The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 |
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The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 |
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scientific observations of the ross sea party of the imperial trans-antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 |
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Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University. |
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ENVELOPE(174.900,174.900,-83.350,-83.350) ENVELOPE(170.000,170.000,-84.500,-84.500) ENVELOPE(161.550,161.550,-75.100,-75.100) |
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Antarctic Beardmore Beardmore Glacier Cape Evans McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea |
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Antarctic Beardmore Beardmore Glacier Cape Evans McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea |
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Antarc* Antarctic Beardmore Glacier Ice Shelf McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea |
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Antarc* Antarctic Beardmore Glacier Ice Shelf McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea |
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Institute of Polar Studies Report No. 5. Loewe, Fritz. 1963. The Scientific Observations of the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917. Institute of Polar Studies Report No. 5, Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University, 43 pages. 0078-415X http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51285 |
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