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Author : Addison, P.A.; and Bliss, L.C.
Date : 1980
Title : Summer climate, microclimate and energy budget of a polar semidesert on King Christian Island, NWT
Publication : Arctic and Alpine Research.
Issue : 12(2):
Page(s) : 161-170
Abstract
The climate, microclimate, and energy balance of a Lichen-Moss-Rush plant community in the vicinity of Cape Abernathy, King Christian Island (77 45 N, 101 10 W) are described. This community predominates in the polar semidesert areas of the north-central Queen Elizabeth Islands. The maritime summer climate is characterized by low temperature (2.5 C), low precipitation (43 mm), moderate average wind speed (5.9 m s 1), high relative humidity (90%), and a high incidence of cloud and fog (80%). Different surface types had only a minimal effect on the near-surface environment as a result of an aerodynamically smooth surface and only very shallow gradients in temperature and moisture from surface to atmosphere. High atmospheric humidity and low temperatures predominate in the "free" air and combine with low incoming radiation to control surface energy relations.
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