Open AccessGround Temperature at The Henryk Arctowski Station (King George Island, Antarctic) – Case Study from the Period January 2012 to February 2013
Author(s) -
Andrzej Araźny,
Marek Kejna,
Ireneusz Sobota
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bulletin of geography. physical geography series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2300-8490
pISSN - 2080-7686
DOI - 10.2478/bgeo-2013-0004
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , environmental science , shetland , diurnal cycle , climatology , george (robot) , period (music) , snow , snow cover , ground level , oceanography , meteorology , geography , ground floor , geology , history , physics , archaeology , acoustics , art history , architectural engineering , engineering
The article presents the results of measurements of ground temperature in the context of general meteorological conditions at the Henryk Arctowski Station (King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic) from the period of 20 January 2013 to 22 February 2013. The measurements were taken using a Vantage Pro+ automatic weather station and the thermal conditions of the ground were measured by means of a HOBO automatic data logger. The variability of ground temperature was analysed in an annual and diurnal cycle. A clear recurrent diurnal pattern was observed in the summer season, resulting from more favourable insolation conditions in that part of the year. In the winter, on the other hand, no major differences in the diurnal cycle of ground temperature were found, particularly with a dense snow cover.