Ukrainian Antarctic Journal

No 9 (2010): Ukrainian Antarctic Journal
Articles

Current regional climate of the Antarctic Peninsula and Akademik Vernadsky Station

V. F. Martazinova
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kyiv
V. E. Tymofeyev
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kyiv
Ye. K. Ivanova
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kyiv
Published December 15, 2010
Keywords
  • climate regime,
  • temperature,
  • precipitation,
  • wind,
  • snow
How to Cite
Martazinova, V. F., Tymofeyev, V. E., & Ivanova, Y. K. (2010). Current regional climate of the Antarctic Peninsula and Akademik Vernadsky Station. Ukrainian Antarctic Journal, (9), 231-248. https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.9.2010.411

Abstract

This article presents the current state of the climate regime of the Antarctic Peninsula region. Characteristic of regional warming and reasons for the formation of extreme weather events are studied by means of long-term changes in near-surface air temperature on the Ukrainian Antarctic Vernadsky station, as well as other stations with long-term uninterrupted series. Regime of precipitation and surface wind at Vernadsky station is also studied.

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