Title: Climate of Svalbard - Wikipedia
Headings: Climate of Svalbard
Climate of Svalbard
Contents
Historical data
Meteorology
Temperature averages for some settlements
Climate change in Svalbard
Permafrost
Snow cover
Ecology
Terrestrial Ecology
Terrestrial invasive species
Marine Ecology
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Ice-dependent marine mammals
Marine invasive species
Human activities
Seed vault flooding
References
Bibliography

Content: These currents have a large impact on the climate of Svalbard and also in the distribution of sea ice. The warm Atlantic current on the west coast leads to an average sea temperature of 5–7 °C. This causes a difference in sea ice distribution on Svalbard, with the east coast having a significantly larger area of ice-covered sea than the west coast. Contents
1 Historical data
2 Meteorology
3 Temperature averages for some settlements
4 Climate change in Svalbard
4.1 Permafrost
4.2 Snow cover
4.3 Ecology
4.3.1 Terrestrial Ecology
4.3.1.1 Terrestrial invasive species
4.3.2 Marine Ecology
4.3.2.1 Phytoplankton and zooplankton
4.3.2.2 Ice-dependent marine mammals
4.3.2.3 Marine invasive species
5 Human activities
5.1 Seed vault flooding
6 References
6.1 Bibliography
Historical data
Due to its history of human occupation, Svalbard has one of the longest high-latitude meteorological records on earth. Computer models of global climate have long predicted enhanced greenhouse warming at such latitudes, so the Svalbard record is of particular interest. It shows approximately 6 °C (10.8 °F) increase in 100 years; with 4 °C (7.2 °F) increase in the last 30 years. Meteorological data for Svalbard dates back to 1911. 60% of the archipelago is covered by glaciers so drilling for ice cores can be used to study the climate before this time. Ice cores on Svalbard can reveal the climate going back 1,000 years, to the end of the Viking era.