@ARTICLE{Araźny_Andrzej_Meteorological_2010, author={Araźny, Andrzej and Migała, Krzysztof and Sikora, Sebastian and Budzik, Tomasz}, number={No 3}, journal={Polish Polar Research}, pages={217-238}, howpublished={online}, year={2010}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee on Polar Research}, abstract={Meteorological and biometeorological conditions during the warm seasons (June– September) of 1979–2008 are described for the Hornsund area, Spitsbergen. The measure− ments were taken at four sites: at Hornsund, at the Hans Glacier (at its equilibrium line and in the firn section) and at the summit of Fugleberget. The variation of meteorological and biometeorological conditions was analysed in relation to altitude, distance from the sea and the ground type. In warm seasons, the air temperature at Hornsund was 2.2°C higher on aver− age than at the Hans Glacier (central section) and by 2.8°C than at the Hans Glacier (firn sec− tion) and at Fugleberget. The average wind speed recorded at Hornsund was higher (0.6ms−1) than at the Hans Glacier and lower (0.9ms−1) than at Fugleberget. Four biometeorological in− dices were used: wind chill index (WCI), predicted insulation of clothing (Iclp), cooling power (H) and subjective temperature index (STI). The strongest thermal stimuli were ob− served on the Hans Glacier and in the upper mountain areas. The study has found a consider− able degree of spatial variation between the meteorological elements investigated and the biometeorological indices in the Hornsund area. The impact of atmospheric circulation on meteorological elements and biometeorological indices is also presented. The mildest bio− meteorological conditions of the warm season found at Hornsund were associated with air masses arriving from the southwest and west.}, type={Article}, title={Meteorological and biometeorological conditions in the Hornsund area (Spitsbergen) during the warm season}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108300/PDF-MASTER/article-p217.pdf}, keywords={Arctic, South Spitsbergen, meteorology, biometeorology, atmospheric circulation}, }