Frequency of Ice Days at Selected Meteorological Stations in Svalbard

• Published in: Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series
• Main Authors: Łupikasza, Ewa, Niedźwiedź, Tadeusz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Maximum air temperature; Ice days; Circulation indices; Svalbard; Arctic; Hornsund; Bjørnøya; Hopen; Climate change; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/10500; https://doi.org/10.2478/bgeo-2013-0005

The paper aims to present research into both the long-term variability in the ice days in Svalbard representing the Atlantic sector of the Arctic, and their relations to atmospheric circulation. Ice days are defined as days with a daily maximum temperature below 0°C (Tmax<0°C). They are considere...