Wintertime Expansion and Contraction of the Terra Nova Bay Polynya
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Table 1. Monthly mean air température (T, in °C) and standard déviation, monthly médian wind speed (V, in m s4) and ±34% wind speed limits, and monthly mean wind direction (0) and directional consistency (y) for 1988,1989, and 1990. Only months indicated
by shading are used to drive the polynya models described in this study
1988.0
T
o V (16%) V(50%) V(84%) 0
Jan -4.0 2.5
1.9
4.9
12.8 283 0 84
Feb -11.3 4.5
4.1
10.9
18.2 288 0 94
Mar -20.8 3.7
9.2
14.7
20.4 291 0.98
Apr -21.9 4.6
3.5
11.6
23.4 292 0.97
May -26.1 4.7
10.8
16.5
21.7 297 0.98
Jun -25.4 5.0
11.0
16.5
23.0 294 0.97
Jul -26.6 5.5
4.6
15.6
23.9 292 0.96
Aug -24.1 5.2
8.7
14.8
21.7 288 0.97
Sep -22.3 4.3
5.4
15.1
23.7 294 0 97
Oct -15.5 4.7
2.4
104
19.0 292 0.94
Nov -11.2 4.5
1.9
5.4
11.3 29C 0 88
Dec -4.5 2.7
1.9
4.9
14.0 281 0 86
1989
T
a V (16%) V(50%) V(84%) 0
Y
Jan -4.3 3.5
1.7
5.1
10.6 288 0 83
Feb -12.5 4.2
5.4
11.0
15.1 292 0 96
Mar -18.9 3.4
6.3
12.8
20.3 295 0.97
Apr -21.1 6.7
8.3
15.5
24.0 292 0.97
May -26.7 4.9
11.3
17.9
25.1 294 0.99
Jun -30.5 4.3
8.2
13.5
20.5 294 0.97
Jul -25.8 4.5
5.9
16.7
25.4 290 0.98
Aug -28.9 5.7
11.1
18.8
25.6 290 0.98
Sep -22.8 5.8
9.6
17.9
25.6 288 0 97
Oct -19.6 3.0
5.4
16.2
23.9 292 0.98
Nov -10.6 4.2
2.6
7.7
11.8 293 0 89
Dec -2.6 2.4
0.9
2.6
7 4 234 0 59
1990
T
o V (16%); V(50%) V(84%) 0
:
Jan -4.2 2.9
1.9
5.2
13.6 288 0 91
Feb -12.4 4.0
2.7
7.7
148 271 0 88
Mar -20.1 4.7
3.7
5.1
13.1 252 0 96
Apr -25.9 5.0
11.1
18.7
264 291 0 99
May -25.3 5.0
8.3
16.1
22.0 292 0.99
Jun -26.8 4.4
8.6
16.8
23.6 291 0.98
Jul -22.1 4.6
3.2
16.0
25.2 278 041
Aug -28.6 5.3
9.6
18.3
27 8 184 0.24
Sep -26 8 4.7
3.5
14.8
22.7 171 0 11
Oct -19.4 4.3
5.7
11.9
187 170 0 12
Nov, -8.8 6.2
2.4
8.5
15 8 258 0 34
Dec -2.4 3.1
1 4
3.7
8.3 277 Q./1|
149
Table 1. Monthly mean air température (T, in °C) and standard déviation, monthly médian wind speed (V, in m s4) and ±34% wind speed limits, and monthly mean wind direction (0) and directional consistency (y) for 1988,1989, and 1990. Only months indicated
by shading are used to drive the polynya models described in this study
1988.0
T
o V (16%) V(50%) V(84%) 0
Jan -4.0 2.5
1.9
4.9
12.8 283 0 84
Feb -11.3 4.5
4.1
10.9
18.2 288 0 94
Mar -20.8 3.7
9.2
14.7
20.4 291 0.98
Apr -21.9 4.6
3.5
11.6
23.4 292 0.97
May -26.1 4.7
10.8
16.5
21.7 297 0.98
Jun -25.4 5.0
11.0
16.5
23.0 294 0.97
Jul -26.6 5.5
4.6
15.6
23.9 292 0.96
Aug -24.1 5.2
8.7
14.8
21.7 288 0.97
Sep -22.3 4.3
5.4
15.1
23.7 294 0 97
Oct -15.5 4.7
2.4
104
19.0 292 0.94
Nov -11.2 4.5
1.9
5.4
11.3 29C 0 88
Dec -4.5 2.7
1.9
4.9
14.0 281 0 86
1989
T
a V (16%) V(50%) V(84%) 0
Y
Jan -4.3 3.5
1.7
5.1
10.6 288 0 83
Feb -12.5 4.2
5.4
11.0
15.1 292 0 96
Mar -18.9 3.4
6.3
12.8
20.3 295 0.97
Apr -21.1 6.7
8.3
15.5
24.0 292 0.97
May -26.7 4.9
11.3
17.9
25.1 294 0.99
Jun -30.5 4.3
8.2
13.5
20.5 294 0.97
Jul -25.8 4.5
5.9
16.7
25.4 290 0.98
Aug -28.9 5.7
11.1
18.8
25.6 290 0.98
Sep -22.8 5.8
9.6
17.9
25.6 288 0 97
Oct -19.6 3.0
5.4
16.2
23.9 292 0.98
Nov -10.6 4.2
2.6
7.7
11.8 293 0 89
Dec -2.6 2.4
0.9
2.6
7 4 234 0 59
1990
T
o V (16%); V(50%) V(84%) 0
:
Jan -4.2 2.9
1.9
5.2
13.6 288 0 91
Feb -12.4 4.0
2.7
7.7
148 271 0 88
Mar -20.1 4.7
3.7
5.1
13.1 252 0 96
Apr -25.9 5.0
11.1
18.7
264 291 0 99
May -25.3 5.0
8.3
16.1
22.0 292 0.99
Jun -26.8 4.4
8.6
16.8
23.6 291 0.98
Jul -22.1 4.6
3.2
16.0
25.2 278 041
Aug -28.6 5.3
9.6
18.3
27 8 184 0.24
Sep -26 8 4.7
3.5
14.8
22.7 171 0 11
Oct -19.4 4.3
5.7
11.9
187 170 0 12
Nov, -8.8 6.2
2.4
8.5
15 8 258 0 34
Dec -2.4 3.1
1 4
3.7
8.3 277 Q./1|