Arctic Radiation Fluxes--The Long Wave Radiation Transfer in ARctic Stratus Clouds.

Stratus cloud cover over Barrow, AIDJEX camp 'Big Bear' and over the Beaufort Sea was derived for 1975 using surface and satellite observations. Contrary to the reported value of the consistently high long term summer mean cloudiness, the values for 1975 showed a period of complete lack of...

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Main Author: Jayaweera,K O L F
Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV COLLEGE GEOPHYSICAL INST
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Meteorology
*STRATUS CLOUDS
*BEAUFORT SEA
WIND
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
RADIATIVE TRANSFER
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
SOLAR RADIATION
CLOUD COVER
SOLAR HEATING
SEA ICE
EMISSIVITY
CIRRUS CLOUDS
ARCTIC OCEAN
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA038272
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA038272
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Summary:Stratus cloud cover over Barrow, AIDJEX camp 'Big Bear' and over the Beaufort Sea was derived for 1975 using surface and satellite observations. Contrary to the reported value of the consistently high long term summer mean cloudiness, the values for 1975 showed a period of complete lack of cloudiness. Comparison with the wind field suggests that a southerly component in the 700 mb winds corresponds to an increase in cloudiness and a northerly component corresponds to a decrease. The unusual northerly 700 mb flow during this year may explain both the low summer cloudiness and the severe ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea. The temperature and emissivity profiles measured using unstrumented aircrafts indicated that within a few days of formation fo stratus cloud overcast the emissivity at the top part of cloud becomes low and the temperature inversion drops down to the middle part of the cloud. Continuous solar heating and the effect of scattering in the long wave may be responsible for these changes. (Author)

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