The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014
The ability to simulate the surface energy balance is key to studying land–atmosphere interactions; however, it remains a weakness in Arctic polar sciences. Based on the analysis of meteorological data from 1 June to 30 September 2014 from an automatic weather station on the glacier Austre Lovénbree...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0912a55f2124c6183e5157cab57a7fe 2023-05-15T13:11:16+02:00 The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 Xiaowei Zou Minghu Ding Weijun Sun Diyi Yang Weigang Liu Baojuan Huai Shuang Jin Cunde Xiao 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5318 https://doaj.org/article/f0912a55f2124c6183e5157cab57a7fe EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5318/14138 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 0800-0395 1751-8369 doi:10.33265/polar.v40.5318 https://doaj.org/article/f0912a55f2124c6183e5157cab57a7fe Polar Research, Vol 40, Pp 1-15 (2021) high arctic svalbard snow/ice–air interaction glacier radiative fluxes turbulent fluxes Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5318 2022-12-31T08:38:41Z The ability to simulate the surface energy balance is key to studying land–atmosphere interactions; however, it remains a weakness in Arctic polar sciences. Based on the analysis of meteorological data from 1 June to 30 September 2014 from an automatic weather station on the glacier Austre Lovénbreen, near Ny–Ålesund, Svalbard, we established a surface energy balance model to simulate surface melt. The results reveal that the net shortwave radiation accounts for 87% (39 W m–2) of the energy sources, and is controlled by cloud cover and surface albedo. The sensible heat equals 6 W m–2 and is a continuous energy source at the glacier surface. Net longwave radiation and latent heat account for 31% and 5% of heat sinks, respectively. The simulated summer mass balance equals –793 mm w.e., agreeing well with the observation by an ultrasonic ranger. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Arctic glacier Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Polar Research 40 |
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The ability to simulate the surface energy balance is key to studying land–atmosphere interactions; however, it remains a weakness in Arctic polar sciences. Based on the analysis of meteorological data from 1 June to 30 September 2014 from an automatic weather station on the glacier Austre Lovénbreen, near Ny–Ålesund, Svalbard, we established a surface energy balance model to simulate surface melt. The results reveal that the net shortwave radiation accounts for 87% (39 W m–2) of the energy sources, and is controlled by cloud cover and surface albedo. The sensible heat equals 6 W m–2 and is a continuous energy source at the glacier surface. Net longwave radiation and latent heat account for 31% and 5% of heat sinks, respectively. The simulated summer mass balance equals –793 mm w.e., agreeing well with the observation by an ultrasonic ranger. |
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Xiaowei Zou Minghu Ding Weijun Sun Diyi Yang Weigang Liu Baojuan Huai Shuang Jin Cunde Xiao |
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Xiaowei Zou Minghu Ding Weijun Sun Diyi Yang Weigang Liu Baojuan Huai Shuang Jin Cunde Xiao |
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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surface energy balance of austre lovénbreen, svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014 |
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