Variability of the predicted insulation index of clothing in the Norwegian Arctic for the period 1971-2000

This paper presents the spatial distribution of changes in the value of the predicted insulation index of clothing (Iclp) in the Norwegian Arctic for the period 1971-2000. For this study, data from six meteorological stations were used: Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Airport, Hornsund, Hopen, Bjørnøya and Jan Mayen. The impact on the atmospheric circulation to the course of the Iclp index was analyzed using the catalogue of circulation types by Niedźwiedź (1993, 2002), the circulation index according to Murray and Lewis (1966) modified by Niedźwiedź (2001), the North Atlantic Oscillation Index according to Luter- bacher et al. (1999,2002), and the Arctic Oscillation Index (Thompson and Wallace 1998).