Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica
This article characterizes the mesoscale surface air temperature (SAT) gradients around the Dome F on the Antarctic Plateau combining ERA5 reanalysis outputs and in-situ weather observations. For this we took advantage of a mobile automatic weather station (M-AWS) that allowed us to record meteorolo...
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ftaemet:oai:repositorio.aemet.es:20.500.11765/13038 2024-06-23T07:47:48+00:00 Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica González Herrero, Sergi Vasallo, Francisco Sanz, Pablo Quesada del Corral, Antonio Justel, Ana 2021 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/13038 eng eng Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105699 Atmospheric Research. 2021, 259, 105699 0169-8095 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/13038 Licencia CC: Reconocimiento–NoComercial–SinObraDerivada CC BY-NC-ND info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Antarctic Plateau Weather observations Mesoscale dynamics Cold pools Surface air temperature info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftaemet https://doi.org/20.500.11765/1303810.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105699 2024-06-03T14:17:57Z This article characterizes the mesoscale surface air temperature (SAT) gradients around the Dome F on the Antarctic Plateau combining ERA5 reanalysis outputs and in-situ weather observations. For this we took advantage of a mobile automatic weather station (M-AWS) that allowed us to record meteorological observations in interesting areas not covered by other AWS. We found that night-time SAT gradients are very variable from night to night. ERA5 does not adequately represent thermal gradients and their daily changes and tends to underestimate them. In particular, it fails to reproduce the cold pool observed by M-AWS over the depressed areas of the terrain. The performance of ERA5 over the plateau is better when observed SAT gradients are weak. Besides, we observed surface meso-β eddies with warm cores and horizontal gradients of more than 5 °C 100 km−1 simulated by ERA5 that have implications for site selection to establish new telescopes for astronomical observations. This study helps to interpret the daily performance of SAT values provided by reanalyisis on the Antarctic Plateau and complements climatological evaluations of SAT in the region. Finally, this study raises the necessity to increase in-situ weather observations, not only on the ridges of the Antarctic plateau where the majority are located, but also in the areas of depression to have a better picture of the weather and climate of the plateau. This work was supported by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and Fondo Europeo al Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) through the MICROAIRPOLAR project [grant number CTM2016-79741-R] and the Generalitat de Catalunya through the ANTALP Research Group [grant number 2017 SGR 1102]. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica ARCIMÍS (Archivo Climatológico y Meteorológico Institucional - AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) Antarctic The Antarctic Dome F ENVELOPE(39.700,39.700,-77.317,-77.317) Atmospheric Research 259 105699 |
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This article characterizes the mesoscale surface air temperature (SAT) gradients around the Dome F on the Antarctic Plateau combining ERA5 reanalysis outputs and in-situ weather observations. For this we took advantage of a mobile automatic weather station (M-AWS) that allowed us to record meteorological observations in interesting areas not covered by other AWS. We found that night-time SAT gradients are very variable from night to night. ERA5 does not adequately represent thermal gradients and their daily changes and tends to underestimate them. In particular, it fails to reproduce the cold pool observed by M-AWS over the depressed areas of the terrain. The performance of ERA5 over the plateau is better when observed SAT gradients are weak. Besides, we observed surface meso-β eddies with warm cores and horizontal gradients of more than 5 °C 100 km−1 simulated by ERA5 that have implications for site selection to establish new telescopes for astronomical observations. This study helps to interpret the daily performance of SAT values provided by reanalyisis on the Antarctic Plateau and complements climatological evaluations of SAT in the region. Finally, this study raises the necessity to increase in-situ weather observations, not only on the ridges of the Antarctic plateau where the majority are located, but also in the areas of depression to have a better picture of the weather and climate of the plateau. This work was supported by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and Fondo Europeo al Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) through the MICROAIRPOLAR project [grant number CTM2016-79741-R] and the Generalitat de Catalunya through the ANTALP Research Group [grant number 2017 SGR 1102]. |
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González Herrero, Sergi Vasallo, Francisco Sanz, Pablo Quesada del Corral, Antonio Justel, Ana |
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González Herrero, Sergi Vasallo, Francisco Sanz, Pablo Quesada del Corral, Antonio Justel, Ana |
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Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica |
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Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica |
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Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica |
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Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica |
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Characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at Dome F, Antarctica |
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characterization of the summer surface mesoscale dynamics at dome f, antarctica |
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105699 Atmospheric Research. 2021, 259, 105699 0169-8095 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/13038 |
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