Aerosol Optical Depth variations due to local breeze circulation in Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen

This paper presents the results of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) studies which took place in Ny-Ålesund in the spring of 2014 during the iAREA campaign. The measurements were taken using Microtops II hand-held sunphotometers along the Kongsfjorden, on a path leading from the research village to the fj...

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Published in:Oceanologia
Main Authors: Malgorzata Cisek, Tomasz Petelski, Tymon Zielinski, Przemyslaw Makuch, Paulina Pakszys, Anna Rozwadowska, Piotr Markuszewski
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017
Subjects:
Aerosol Optical Depth
Regional aerosol modifications
Breeze circulation
Svalbard
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Ny-Ålesund
Kongsfjord*
Kongsfjorden
Ny Ålesund
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.04.005
https://doaj.org/article/ec37a52e11a14940b8e51901d9e9da76
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Summary:This paper presents the results of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) studies which took place in Ny-Ålesund in the spring of 2014 during the iAREA campaign. The measurements were taken using Microtops II hand-held sunphotometers along the Kongsfjorden, on a path leading from the research village to the fjord opening. Local breeze circulation was observed during the measurement campaign which resulted in an evident increase of AOD along the measurement profile towards the open sea. Using the observed AOD, changes over the open sea have been calculated and the location of the breeze front has been determined.

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