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On the relationship between extra-terrestrial radiation and surface pressure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2004

Gerd Wendler and
Michael Pook
Gerd Wendler
Affiliation:
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Michael Pook
Affiliation:
Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies (IASOS), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Abstract

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The surface pressure of an Antarctic station displays two minima, one in spring, the other in autumn. It is believed that these minima are caused by radiative forcing, as the gradient of the extra-terrestrial radiation is largest during the two equinoxes. The best correlation (r = 0.85) was obtained when the pressure lagged the radiation gradient by ten days.

Keywords

Antarcticaextra-terrestrial radiationsemi-annualsurface pressure

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Type
Papers—Atmospheric Sciences
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 1996, pp. 303 - 305
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 1996