An analysis of a 34-year air temperature record from Fossil Bluff (71°S, 68°W), Antarctica

Harangozo, Stephen A.; Colwell, Steven R.; King, John C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-7568. 1997 An analysis of a 34-year air temperature record from Fossil Bluff (71°S, 68°W), Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 9 (3). 355-363. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102097000436

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Abstract/Summary

An analysis of a long-term surface air temperature record for Fossil Bluff in the George VI Sound, West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) documents in detail some important aspects of the climate of this area for the first time. The analysis identifies the close dependency of air temperatures on latitude in the WAP but reveals that the strength of this dependency is greatest in winter. This result along with others leads to the Fossil Bluff climate regime being characterized as ‘continental’ rather than ‘maritime’ as found further north. The WAP as a whole displays large interannual temperature variability but this is greatest in Marguerite Bay rather than the Fossil Bluff area. Evidence is also provided for secular climatic change appearing in summer throughout the WAP over the last few decades. The representativeness of existing Antarctic Peninsula annual air temperature climatologies, based mainly on snow temperature measurements, for the winter and summer periods is also noted.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102097000436
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0954-1020
Date made live:	14 Sep 2016 07:46 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514482

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102097000436

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0954-1020

Date made live:

14 Sep 2016 07:46 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514482