Meteorological and Radiational Regime of AntarcticaIsrael Program for Scientific Translations; [available from the Office of Technical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington], 1964 - Meteorology - 355 pages Describes meteorological regime, climate, and radiation and heat balance of Antarctica. Data obtained as result of observation from permanent weather stations and from expedition observations. Translated from Russian. |
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Conditions Influencing the Formation of the Meteorological Regime | 6 |
The Present State of the Meteorological Study of Antarctica | 11 |
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Admiralty Bay air humidity amount of precipitation amounts of Q annual amounts annual march annual mean Antarctic stations approximately Arctic Argentine Islands average calculated Cape Denison central regions clear sky climate climate of Antarctica coast of Antarctica coastal stations continent decrease difference direct solar radiation diurnal march drifting snows East Antarctica evaporation Figure foehn frequency given in Table glacial slope Graham Land heat exchange height increase interior of Antarctica interior stations katabatic winds kcal/cm² month latitude Lazareff Little America m/sec Maudheim maximum McMurdo Sound mean air temperatures mean cloud cover mean temperatures mean wind velocities minimum monthly amounts monthly mean values number of days oases Oasis observed obtained period Pionerskaya Polar Circle Port Martin pressure radiation balance regions of Antarctica relative humidity sea level snow cover snow surface solar altitudes spring stations situated surface air layer total radiation variation VII VIII wind directions XI XII