Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica
Mesoscale model simulations were conducted for the Weddell Sea region for the autumn and winter periods of 2008 using a high-resolution, limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model. A sea ice–ocean model was run with enhanced horizontal resolution and high-resolution forcing data of the atmosphe...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:35254 2024-09-09T19:02:13+00:00 Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica Ebner, Lars Heinemann, Günther Haid, Verena Timmermann, Ralph 2014 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35254/ http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9087739 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43271 unknown CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS Ebner, L. , Heinemann, G. , Haid, V. and Timmermann, R. (2014) Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica , Antarctic Science, 26 (3), pp. 309-326 . doi:10.1017/S0954102013000679 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000679> , hdl:10013/epic.43271 EPIC3Antarctic Science, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 26(3), pp. 309-326, ISSN: 0954-1020 Article isiRev 2014 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000679 2024-06-24T04:08:32Z Mesoscale model simulations were conducted for the Weddell Sea region for the autumn and winter periods of 2008 using a high-resolution, limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model. A sea ice–ocean model was run with enhanced horizontal resolution and high-resolution forcing data of the atmospheric model. Daily passive thermal and microwave satellite data was used to derive the polynya area in the Weddell Sea region. The focus of the study is on the formation of polynyas in the coastal region of Coats Land, which is strongly affected by katabatic flows. The polynya areas deduced from two independent remote sensing methods and data sources show good agreement, while the results of the sea ice simulation show some weaknesses. Linkages between the pressure gradient force composed of a katabatic and a synoptic component, offshore wind regimes and polynya area are identified. It is shown that the downslope surface offshore wind component of Coats Land is the main forcing factor for polynya dynamics, which is mainly steered by the offshore pressure gradient force, where the katabatic force is the dominant term. We find that the synoptic pressure gradient is opposed to the katabatic force during major katabatic wind events. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Science Antarctica Sea ice Weddell Sea Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Coats Land ENVELOPE(-27.500,-27.500,-77.000,-77.000) Weddell Weddell Sea Antarctic Science 26 3 309 326 |
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Mesoscale model simulations were conducted for the Weddell Sea region for the autumn and winter periods of 2008 using a high-resolution, limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model. A sea ice–ocean model was run with enhanced horizontal resolution and high-resolution forcing data of the atmospheric model. Daily passive thermal and microwave satellite data was used to derive the polynya area in the Weddell Sea region. The focus of the study is on the formation of polynyas in the coastal region of Coats Land, which is strongly affected by katabatic flows. The polynya areas deduced from two independent remote sensing methods and data sources show good agreement, while the results of the sea ice simulation show some weaknesses. Linkages between the pressure gradient force composed of a katabatic and a synoptic component, offshore wind regimes and polynya area are identified. It is shown that the downslope surface offshore wind component of Coats Land is the main forcing factor for polynya dynamics, which is mainly steered by the offshore pressure gradient force, where the katabatic force is the dominant term. We find that the synoptic pressure gradient is opposed to the katabatic force during major katabatic wind events. |
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Ebner, Lars Heinemann, Günther Haid, Verena Timmermann, Ralph |
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Ebner, Lars Heinemann, Günther Haid, Verena Timmermann, Ralph Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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Ebner, Lars Heinemann, Günther Haid, Verena Timmermann, Ralph |
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Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica |
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katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at coats land, antarctica |
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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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2014 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35254/ http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9087739 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43271 |
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Antarc* Antarctic Science Antarctica Sea ice Weddell Sea |
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EPIC3Antarctic Science, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 26(3), pp. 309-326, ISSN: 0954-1020 |
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Ebner, L. , Heinemann, G. , Haid, V. and Timmermann, R. (2014) Katabatic winds and polynya dynamics at Coats Land, Antarctica , Antarctic Science, 26 (3), pp. 309-326 . doi:10.1017/S0954102013000679 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000679> , hdl:10013/epic.43271 |
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