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Atmospheric pressure and anemological conditions in south-western Greenland in the second half of the 18th century
Konrad Chmist
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Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Garima Singh
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Andrzej Araźny
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Rajmund Przybylak
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Przemysław Wyszyński
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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The currently observed climate changes are most intense in the Arctic region. This study utilized some of the oldest existing meteorological measurement series in this region. Atmospheric pressure and anemological conditions were analysed and then compared with contemporary measurements. This showed that the weakest low and strongest high systems occur in the same months. Prevailing wind directions have also remained unchanged, while the northerly wind carries less frigid air than in the past.
The currently observed climate changes are most intense in the Arctic region. This study...
