Abstract: notable characteristic of the summertime Arctic is the existence of a narrow band of strong horizontal temperature gradients spanning the coastlines of Siberia, Alaska, and western Canada that extends through a considerable ...

Abstract: AbstractThe Arctic frontal zone (AFZ) is a narrow band of strong horizontal temperature gradients that develops along the Arctic Ocean coastline each summer in response to differential heating of the atmosphere over adjacent ...

Abstract: Synoptic activity in the Arctic basin from 70°?907deg;N is examined for the period 1979?85, using improved pressure analyses incorporating data from a network of drifting buoys. Geographical and seasonal variations in ...

Abstract: A fascinating feature of the northern high-latitude circulation is a prominent summer maximum in cyclone activity over the Arctic Ocean, centered near the North Pole in the long-term mean. This pattern is associated with ...

Abstract: An improved monthly precipitation climatology for the Arctic is developed by blending the Legates and Willmott gridded product with measurements from Russian ?North Pole? drifting stations and gauge-corrected station data ...

Abstract: Characteristics of the Arctic Ocean?s Beaufort Sea high are examined using fields from the NCEP?NCAR reanalysis. At a 2-hPa contour interval, the Beaufort Sea high appears as a closed anticyclone in the long-term annual ...

Abstract: At least four different modeling studies indicate that variability in snow cover over Asia may modulate atmospheric circulation over the North Pacific Ocean during winter. Here, satellite data on snow extent for east Asia ...

Abstract: An effort is under way aimed at historical analysis and monitoring of the pan-Arctic terrestrial drainage system. A key element is the provision of gridded precipitation time series that can be readily updated. This has ...

Abstract: Seasonal and regional variations in characteristics of the Arctic low-level temperature inversion are examined using up to 12 years of twice-daily rawinsonde data from 31 inland and coastal sites of the Eurasian Arctic and ...

Abstract: Using an extensive rawinsonde archive, characteristics of Arctic water vapor and its transports at 70°N are examined for the period 1974?1991. Monthly-mean profiles and vertically integrated values of specific humidity and ...