A case study of a low-level jet during OPALE

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: H. Gallée, H. Barral, E. Vignon, C. Genthon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6237-2015; https://doaj.org/article/ea82a87c4763493ba8383ddccd4e3eab

A case study of a low-level jet (LLJ) during the OPALE (Oxidant Production over Antarctic Land and its Export) summer campaign is presented. It has been observed at Dome C (East Antarctica) and is simulated accurately by the three-dimensional version of the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional (MAR). It is found that this low-level jet is not related to an episode of thermal wind, suggesting that Dome C may be a place where turbulence on flat terrain can be studied.