Some Characteristics of the Surface Radiation Components at Zhongshan Station

• Main Authors: Lingen, Bian, Longhua, Lu, Yongping, Zhang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1993
• Subjects: Antarctic; Zhongshan; Zhongshan Station; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2057/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2057/1/A199301003.pdf

A preliminary analysis of some characteristics of the radiation components is made by using the surface radiation data obtained from February 1990 to January 1991 at Zhongshan Station. The result shows that the fluxes of direct radiation and global radiation are strong with higher atmospheric transparency, and the surface can absorb large amount of radiation energy in warm season. The surface loses heat energy in cold season due to the seasonal variations of the surface albedo and shortwave radiation. The variation of net longwave radiation is related to cloud amount and surface air temperature. The property of net radiation is similar to other Antarctic coastal stations but differs greatly from Antarctic inland area.