This photo provided Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009, by the Monaco Palace shows Prince Albert II of Monaco watching penguins on Ardley island, off Antarctica, Tuesday Jan 6, 2009 as part of a voyage to the South Pole to raise awareness about global warming. The trip will last through Jan. 22 and will include visits to 26 international bases on Antarctica. (AP Photo/Monaco Palace)
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Temperature Map of Antarctica (click here for 24 hour loop)
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Antarctica Humidity.
It is HIGH humidity all over the continent from melting ice.
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Surface Wind Map
The winds are low in velocity throughout the continent. There is no upper tropospheric winds that are 'transmitting' turbulence to the surface. The winds that do exist are primarily 'on shore' from arriving heat transfers.
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Antarctica - Southern Hemisphere
The frigid air is mostly gone, although there is a small incremental increase over East Antarctica.
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Antarctica Vortex
The Arctic Vortex is mostly stagnant and why the heat is lingering. The exception are arriving heat transfer systems.
