Six-hourly synoptic observational data were aqcuired from the years 2008-2012 for thirteen staffed stations across Antarctica (as listed below): Neumayer, Amundsen-Scott, Halley, Bellingshausen, Rothera Point, Syowa, Mawson, Davis, Dome A, Mirnyj, Vostok, Casey, and Cape Ross. Data were quality-...