Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000
The paper describes climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) based on meteorological data from 1975 to 2000, which were taken from Ny Ålesund and Kaffiöyra−Heggodden stations. The changes in annual courses of main climatic elements are investigated. However, the a...
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ftunivtorunir:oai:repozytorium.umk.pl:item/3069 2023-05-15T15:08:55+02:00 Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 Przybylak, Rajmund Araźny, Andrzej 2006 http://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/3069 eng eng Polish Polar Research, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 133–152 http://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/3069 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Arctic Spitsbergen Oscar II Land Kaffiöyra climate info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2006 ftunivtorunir 2022-02-22T17:31:29Z The paper describes climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) based on meteorological data from 1975 to 2000, which were taken from Ny Ålesund and Kaffiöyra−Heggodden stations. The changes in annual courses of main climatic elements are investigated. However, the authors focused mainly on the analysis of summer climate, because most of the field work is conducted at this time of the year. Aside from the standard climatic analysis, the influence of atmospheric circulation on selected meteorological elements was also investigated. The climate of the north−western part of Oscar II Land was compared with the climates of the remaining areas of the western coast of Spitsbergen. It was found that the climate of the studied area differs considerably from the climate of the central−inner and southern parts of the western coast of Spitsbergen (areas represented by the Svalbard Lufthavn and Hornsund stations respectively). The differences in climatic elements, however, are not stable throughout the year and in particular seasons and months can even change signs. Thus, any generalisation of results obtained based on seasonal data is inadmissible. It was also found that the wind conditions of the Kaffiöyra region are more representative of the north−western part of Oscar II Land than are the wind conditions of the Ny Ålesund region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Hornsund Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Oscar II Land Polar Research Svalbard Spitsbergen Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) Torun: RUM@K Arctic Heggodden ENVELOPE(11.886,11.886,78.677,78.677) Hornsund ENVELOPE(15.865,15.865,76.979,76.979) Ny-Ålesund Oscar II ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-65.750,-65.750) Oscar II Land ENVELOPE(13.299,13.299,78.441,78.441) Svalbard |
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Arctic Spitsbergen Oscar II Land Kaffiöyra climate Przybylak, Rajmund Araźny, Andrzej Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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The paper describes climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) based on meteorological data from 1975 to 2000, which were taken from Ny Ålesund and Kaffiöyra−Heggodden stations. The changes in annual courses of main climatic elements are investigated. However, the authors focused mainly on the analysis of summer climate, because most of the field work is conducted at this time of the year. Aside from the standard climatic analysis, the influence of atmospheric circulation on selected meteorological elements was also investigated. The climate of the north−western part of Oscar II Land was compared with the climates of the remaining areas of the western coast of Spitsbergen. It was found that the climate of the studied area differs considerably from the climate of the central−inner and southern parts of the western coast of Spitsbergen (areas represented by the Svalbard Lufthavn and Hornsund stations respectively). The differences in climatic elements, however, are not stable throughout the year and in particular seasons and months can even change signs. Thus, any generalisation of results obtained based on seasonal data is inadmissible. It was also found that the wind conditions of the Kaffiöyra region are more representative of the north−western part of Oscar II Land than are the wind conditions of the Ny Ålesund region. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Przybylak, Rajmund Araźny, Andrzej |
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Przybylak, Rajmund Araźny, Andrzej |
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Przybylak, Rajmund |
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Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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Climatic conditions of the north−western part of Oscar II Land (Spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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climatic conditions of the north−western part of oscar ii land (spitsbergen) in the period between 1975 and 2000 |
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2006 |
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http://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/3069 |
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ENVELOPE(11.886,11.886,78.677,78.677) ENVELOPE(15.865,15.865,76.979,76.979) ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-65.750,-65.750) ENVELOPE(13.299,13.299,78.441,78.441) |
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Arctic Heggodden Hornsund Ny-Ålesund Oscar II Oscar II Land Svalbard |
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Arctic Heggodden Hornsund Ny-Ålesund Oscar II Oscar II Land Svalbard |
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Arctic Hornsund Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Oscar II Land Polar Research Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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Arctic Hornsund Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Oscar II Land Polar Research Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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Polish Polar Research, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 133–152 http://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/3069 |
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