Climate Regimes of the Arctic - The Arctic Climate System - page 265

Figure 8.7. Mean annual cycles of surface air temperature, precipitation, cloud cover,
and downward shortwave radiation for Resolute Bay, NWT, based several data sources
(courtesy of M. Lavrakas, NSIDC, Boulder, CO).
Figure 8.8. Maritime Arctic environment in summer, Kings Bay, Svalbard (courtesy of
M.C. Serreze, NSIDC, Boulder, CO). (See plate section for color version.)
and 7°C in August. There is fairly ample precipitation in all months with an autumn
maximum. Nome in western Alaska is another example of a maritime site, but in
this case reflecting Pacific influences. It has a similar precipitation regime but higher
totals. Here the mean monthly relative humidity is between 76 and 82 percent. The