The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone
Variability of the MABL and its effect on the electromagnetic (EM) refractive structure around the Greenland Sea marginal ice zone were examined. Rawinsonde profiles and surface observations collected from 3 ships during MIZEX-87(20 March-11 April) served as the data set. A program, developed to cal...
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ftdtic:ADA200064 2023-05-15T16:27:18+02:00 The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone Groters, Douglas J. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1988-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA200064 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA200064 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA200064 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Atmospheric Physics Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EDGES STRUCTURES WIND PATHS THESES BOUNDARY LAYER HIGH PRESSURE TRAPPING(CHARGED PARTICLES) ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SURFACES PROFILES ICE VERTICAL ORIENTATION HETEROGENEITY INVERSION RADIOSONDES REFRACTION BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MOISTURE HEAT FLUX RAY TRACING SEA WATER SEA ICE OPEN WATER GREENLAND SEA LAYERS CAPPING ANOMALIES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MIZEX-88 EXPERIMENT MARGINAL ICE ZONES ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS REFRACTIVITY SUPERREFRACTION SUBREFRACTION ELECTROMAGNETIC DUCTING Text 1988 ftdtic 2016-02-23T06:58:49Z Variability of the MABL and its effect on the electromagnetic (EM) refractive structure around the Greenland Sea marginal ice zone were examined. Rawinsonde profiles and surface observations collected from 3 ships during MIZEX-87(20 March-11 April) served as the data set. A program, developed to calculate the refractivity at each vertical level of the rawinsonde profiles, also identified the levels at which trapping, superrefraction and subrefraction occurred. Temporal studies showed that a higher incidence of anomalous refractive layers occurred during periods when the region was under the influence of high pressure. More than 50% of the time, trapping and super- refractive layers were attributed to development of a capping inversion just above the MABL during these periods. Spatial studies showed that the refractive structure varied relative to distance from the ice edge as did the depth of the MABL. An upward slope in refractive layer heights was observed from the ice toward the open water. Significant spatial inhomogeneity was observed over horizontal ranges of less than 100 km. This was attributed to both the large- scale synoptic forcing affecting the region and to variations in the surface fluxes of heat and moisture over the ice and over the water. A range-dependent ray trace model developed at the Naval Ocean Systems Center was used to show how the ray paths of EM waves vary with a changing refractive structures. Keywords: Air water interactions, Greenland Sea, Atmospheric refraction, Electromagnetic wave propagation, Heat flux, Sea ice. Theses. Text Greenland Greenland Sea Ice permafrost Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Greenland |
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Atmospheric Physics Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EDGES STRUCTURES WIND PATHS THESES BOUNDARY LAYER HIGH PRESSURE TRAPPING(CHARGED PARTICLES) ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SURFACES PROFILES ICE VERTICAL ORIENTATION HETEROGENEITY INVERSION RADIOSONDES REFRACTION BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MOISTURE HEAT FLUX RAY TRACING SEA WATER SEA ICE OPEN WATER GREENLAND SEA LAYERS CAPPING ANOMALIES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MIZEX-88 EXPERIMENT MARGINAL ICE ZONES ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS REFRACTIVITY SUPERREFRACTION SUBREFRACTION ELECTROMAGNETIC DUCTING |
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Atmospheric Physics Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EDGES STRUCTURES WIND PATHS THESES BOUNDARY LAYER HIGH PRESSURE TRAPPING(CHARGED PARTICLES) ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SURFACES PROFILES ICE VERTICAL ORIENTATION HETEROGENEITY INVERSION RADIOSONDES REFRACTION BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MOISTURE HEAT FLUX RAY TRACING SEA WATER SEA ICE OPEN WATER GREENLAND SEA LAYERS CAPPING ANOMALIES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MIZEX-88 EXPERIMENT MARGINAL ICE ZONES ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS REFRACTIVITY SUPERREFRACTION SUBREFRACTION ELECTROMAGNETIC DUCTING Groters, Douglas J. The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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Atmospheric Physics Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EDGES STRUCTURES WIND PATHS THESES BOUNDARY LAYER HIGH PRESSURE TRAPPING(CHARGED PARTICLES) ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SURFACES PROFILES ICE VERTICAL ORIENTATION HETEROGENEITY INVERSION RADIOSONDES REFRACTION BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MOISTURE HEAT FLUX RAY TRACING SEA WATER SEA ICE OPEN WATER GREENLAND SEA LAYERS CAPPING ANOMALIES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MIZEX-88 EXPERIMENT MARGINAL ICE ZONES ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS REFRACTIVITY SUPERREFRACTION SUBREFRACTION ELECTROMAGNETIC DUCTING |
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Variability of the MABL and its effect on the electromagnetic (EM) refractive structure around the Greenland Sea marginal ice zone were examined. Rawinsonde profiles and surface observations collected from 3 ships during MIZEX-87(20 March-11 April) served as the data set. A program, developed to calculate the refractivity at each vertical level of the rawinsonde profiles, also identified the levels at which trapping, superrefraction and subrefraction occurred. Temporal studies showed that a higher incidence of anomalous refractive layers occurred during periods when the region was under the influence of high pressure. More than 50% of the time, trapping and super- refractive layers were attributed to development of a capping inversion just above the MABL during these periods. Spatial studies showed that the refractive structure varied relative to distance from the ice edge as did the depth of the MABL. An upward slope in refractive layer heights was observed from the ice toward the open water. Significant spatial inhomogeneity was observed over horizontal ranges of less than 100 km. This was attributed to both the large- scale synoptic forcing affecting the region and to variations in the surface fluxes of heat and moisture over the ice and over the water. A range-dependent ray trace model developed at the Naval Ocean Systems Center was used to show how the ray paths of EM waves vary with a changing refractive structures. Keywords: Air water interactions, Greenland Sea, Atmospheric refraction, Electromagnetic wave propagation, Heat flux, Sea ice. Theses. |
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The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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The Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Effect on Electromagnetic Propagation in and Around the Greenland Sea Marginal Zone |
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temporal and spatial variability of the marine atmospheric boundary layer and its effect on electromagnetic propagation in and around the greenland sea marginal zone |
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1988 |
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Greenland Greenland Sea Ice permafrost Sea ice |
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Greenland Greenland Sea Ice permafrost Sea ice |
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