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Table 4.2
Generalized climate data for Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine locations
Mean July
temp. (°C)
a
MAP
(mm/year)
Mean ann.
snowfall (m)
Permafrost
zone
b
Location
Latitude (°)
Longitude (°)
Elevation (m)
MAAT (°C)
Arctic
Russia
Arctic Archipelagos
71-81N
52-180E
5-100
−1.5 to −10
1.0-6.0
125-300
1-3
C
Northeastern Eurasia
60-73N
140E-170W
5-500
−4.1 to −16
4.0-12
100-600
1-4
C
European North
67-70N
30-65E
5-200
−0.8 to −7.6
5.8-12
270-800
1-4
C, D
Western Siberia
62-73N
65-100E
5-500
−3.4 to −11
5.7-17
115-400
1-3
C
Central Siberia
54-78N
80-135E
5-500
−0.5 to −16
11-19
150-1,000
<1-8
C, D
Canada
Low-Arctic
58-69N
141-63W
5-200
−8.2 to −14
8.9-11
150-200
1-2
C
Mid-Arctic
63-75N
125-65W
5-500
−15 to −16
4.5-4.9
100-250
1-2
C
High-Arctic
67-84N
125-67W
5-500
−17 to −19
2.0-4.0
100-175
0.5-1
C
Alaska
Arctic Coastal Plain
70-72N
145-163W
5-100
−10 to −13
4.9-7.6
125-150
<1
C
Arctic Foothills
68-70N
142-163W
100-500
−8.3 to −8.8
140-270
1
C
Western Alaska lowlands
64-67N
160-167W
100-500
−0.5 to −4.0
11-15
250-500
1
D
Interior Alaska
64-66N
140-167W
100-500
−2.5 to −6.0
15-17
230-340
1.5
D
Greenland
Southern
60-68N
20-55W
5-500
−1.3 to −2.0
6.4-6.7
775-980
3-5
C
Central
68-76 N
19-75W
5-500
−4.4 to −7.2
5.2
250-275
1-3
C
Northern
76-83N
12-67W
5-500
−12 to −17
3.7
140-200
1-3
C
Antarctic
Western Antarctic
islands, peninsula
60-65S
45-64W
5-90
−1.7 to −3.4
−0.1 to 2.0
400-800
3-6
D
East Antarctic coast
66-69S
40-100E
8-42
−9.2 to −11.4
0 to −2.0
200-380
1-2
C
