This primer introduces basic concepts about the arctic, including weather and climate, synoptic meteorology, and optical and acoustic phenomena. Sections on factors affecting arctic weather and climate include: latitude, land/sea distribution, solar radiation, air temperature and pressure, winds, humidity, clouds, precipitation, and arctic energy budget. Sections on factors affecting weather patterns cover: cyclones, anticyclones, the polar vortex, semipermanent highs and lows, polar lows, the arctic as a heat sink, arctic oscillation, feedback loops, and climate change. There is also a photo gallery based on life on a Russian North Pole drifting station.
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