The Summer Climate at Sam Lake, Yukon Territory

A weather station was established at Sam Lake in the British Mountains of the northern Yukon Territory in the summer of 1974. Information was collected on temperature, winds, cloud cover and precipitation. The summer conditions were found to be influenced mainly by arctic weather disturbances origin...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Pearson, Arthur M., Nagy, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1976
Subjects:
Meteorology
Weather stations
Beaufort Sea
British Mountains
Alaska/Yukon
Arctic
Sam Lake
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65851
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Summary:A weather station was established at Sam Lake in the British Mountains of the northern Yukon Territory in the summer of 1974. Information was collected on temperature, winds, cloud cover and precipitation. The summer conditions were found to be influenced mainly by arctic weather disturbances originating in the Beaufort Sea. A comparison of the information recorded at Sam Lake with that from coastal stations served to demonstrate the buffering effect of the mountains.

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