Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica

This paper reports the summary of the data of the surface meteorological observations carried out during the period from June to December in 1972 at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica. Obtained results are as follows: The differences of the pressures at Mizuho Camp and Syowa Station averaged over ten days...

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Main Author: Hiroshi SASAKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1974-08-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00007760
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description This paper reports the summary of the data of the surface meteorological observations carried out during the period from June to December in 1972 at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica. Obtained results are as follows: The differences of the pressures at Mizuho Camp and Syowa Station averaged over ten days and those of the temperatures were 240-265 mb and 13-23℃. The wind speed averaged over ten days was strongest in June and decreased almost linearly from June to December. The frequency distribution of wind speed was of roughly the Gaussian distribution with the peak at about 11 m/s. The prevailing wind direction was ESE and almost the same as the direction of the sastrugi and the slope in the vicinity of Mizuho Camp. The frequency of the prevailing wind direction was about 60% regardless of month. When the wind direction changed counterclockwise from ESE to N, the wind speed decreased and the temperature became higher. The diurnal variation of wind speed was similar to that at Syowa Station.
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spelling doaj.art-d4e24826aa00401184334c9889b031772022-12-21T20:07:57ZengNational Institute of Polar ResearchAntarctic Record0085-72892432-079X1974-08-0150212810.15094/00007760Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East AntarcticaHiroshi SASAKI0Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido UniversityThis paper reports the summary of the data of the surface meteorological observations carried out during the period from June to December in 1972 at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica. Obtained results are as follows: The differences of the pressures at Mizuho Camp and Syowa Station averaged over ten days and those of the temperatures were 240-265 mb and 13-23℃. The wind speed averaged over ten days was strongest in June and decreased almost linearly from June to December. The frequency distribution of wind speed was of roughly the Gaussian distribution with the peak at about 11 m/s. The prevailing wind direction was ESE and almost the same as the direction of the sastrugi and the slope in the vicinity of Mizuho Camp. The frequency of the prevailing wind direction was about 60% regardless of month. When the wind direction changed counterclockwise from ESE to N, the wind speed decreased and the temperature became higher. The diurnal variation of wind speed was similar to that at Syowa Station.https://doi.org/10.15094/00007760
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Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
Antarctic Record
title Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
title_full Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
title_fullStr Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
title_short Surface Meteorological Observations at Mizuho Camp, East Antarctica
title_sort surface meteorological observations at mizuho camp east antarctica
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