Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014
Abstract This article presents the results of observations of selected fluxes of the radiation balance in north-western Spitsbergen in the years from 2010 to 2014. Measurements were taken in Ny-Ålesund and in the area of Kaffiøyra, on different surface types occurring in the Polar zone: moraine, tun...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/popore-2017-0005 2024-09-09T20:00:43+00:00 Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 Kejna, Marek Maturilli, Marion Araźny, Andrzej Sobota, Ireneusz 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0005 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/38/1/article-p61.xml http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2017.38.issue-1/popore-2017-0005/popore-2017-0005.pdf unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 Polish Polar Research volume 38, issue 1, page 61-82 ISSN 2081-8262 journal-article 2017 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0005 2024-07-08T04:10:57Z Abstract This article presents the results of observations of selected fluxes of the radiation balance in north-western Spitsbergen in the years from 2010 to 2014. Measurements were taken in Ny-Ålesund and in the area of Kaffiøyra, on different surface types occurring in the Polar zone: moraine, tundra, snow and ice. Substantial differences in the radiation balance among the various types of surface were observed. The observations carried out in the summer seasons of 2010–2014 in the area of Kaffiøyra demonstrated that the considerable reflection of solar radiation on the Waldemar Glacier (albedo 55%) resulted in a smaller solar energy net income. During the polar day, a diurnal course of the components of the radiation balance was apparently related to the solar elevation angle. When the sun was low over the horizon, the radiation balance became negative, especially on the glacier. Diurnal, annual and multi-annual variations in the radiation balance have a significant influence on the functioning of the environment in polar conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Tundra Spitsbergen De Gruyter Kaffiøyra ENVELOPE(12.002,12.002,78.627,78.627) Ny-Ålesund Polish Polar Research 38 1 61 82 |
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Abstract This article presents the results of observations of selected fluxes of the radiation balance in north-western Spitsbergen in the years from 2010 to 2014. Measurements were taken in Ny-Ålesund and in the area of Kaffiøyra, on different surface types occurring in the Polar zone: moraine, tundra, snow and ice. Substantial differences in the radiation balance among the various types of surface were observed. The observations carried out in the summer seasons of 2010–2014 in the area of Kaffiøyra demonstrated that the considerable reflection of solar radiation on the Waldemar Glacier (albedo 55%) resulted in a smaller solar energy net income. During the polar day, a diurnal course of the components of the radiation balance was apparently related to the solar elevation angle. When the sun was low over the horizon, the radiation balance became negative, especially on the glacier. Diurnal, annual and multi-annual variations in the radiation balance have a significant influence on the functioning of the environment in polar conditions. |
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Kejna, Marek Maturilli, Marion Araźny, Andrzej Sobota, Ireneusz Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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Radiation balance diversity on NW Spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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radiation balance diversity on nw spitsbergen in 2010–2014 |
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