Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance
The spatial variability of near-surface variables and surface energy balance components over the Greenland ice sheet are presented, using the output of a regional atmospheric climate model for the period 1958–2008. The model was evaluated in Part 1 of this paper. The near-surface temperature over th...
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ftnonlinearchiv:oai:noa.gwlb.de:cop_mods_00028112 2023-05-15T16:28:06+02:00 Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance Ettema, J. van den Broeke, M. R. van Meijgaard, E. van de Berg, W. J. 2010-12 electronic https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-4-529-2010 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00028112 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00028067/tc-4-529-2010.pdf https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/4/529/2010/tc-4-529-2010.pdf eng eng Copernicus Publications The Cryosphere -- ˜Theœ Cryosphere -- http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2393169 -- http://www.the-cryosphere.net/ -- 1994-0424 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-4-529-2010 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00028112 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00028067/tc-4-529-2010.pdf https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/4/529/2010/tc-4-529-2010.pdf uneingeschränkt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article Verlagsveröffentlichung article Text doc-type:article 2010 ftnonlinearchiv https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-4-529-2010 2022-02-08T22:48:20Z The spatial variability of near-surface variables and surface energy balance components over the Greenland ice sheet are presented, using the output of a regional atmospheric climate model for the period 1958–2008. The model was evaluated in Part 1 of this paper. The near-surface temperature over the ice sheet is affected by surface elevation, latitude, longitude, large-scale and small-scale advection, occurrence of summer melt and mesoscale topographical features. The atmospheric boundary layer is characterised by a strong temperature inversion, due to continuous longwave cooling of the surface. In combination with a gently sloping surface the radiative loss maintains a persistent katabatic wind. This radiative heat loss is mainly balanced by turbulent sensible heat transport towards the surface. In summer, the surface is near radiative balance, resulting in lower wind speeds. Absorption of shortwave radiation and a positive subsurface heat flux due to refreezing melt water are heat sources for surface sublimation and melt. The strongest temperature deficits (>13 °C) are found on the northeastern slopes, where the strongest katabatic winds (>9 m s−1) and lowest relative humidity (<65%) occur. Due to strong large scale winds, clear sky (cloud cover <0.5) and a concave surface, a continuous supply of cold dry air is generated, which enhances the katabatic forcing and suppresses subsidence of potentially warmer free atmosphere air. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet The Cryosphere Niedersächsisches Online-Archiv NOA Greenland The Cryosphere 4 4 529 544 |
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The spatial variability of near-surface variables and surface energy balance components over the Greenland ice sheet are presented, using the output of a regional atmospheric climate model for the period 1958–2008. The model was evaluated in Part 1 of this paper. The near-surface temperature over the ice sheet is affected by surface elevation, latitude, longitude, large-scale and small-scale advection, occurrence of summer melt and mesoscale topographical features. The atmospheric boundary layer is characterised by a strong temperature inversion, due to continuous longwave cooling of the surface. In combination with a gently sloping surface the radiative loss maintains a persistent katabatic wind. This radiative heat loss is mainly balanced by turbulent sensible heat transport towards the surface. In summer, the surface is near radiative balance, resulting in lower wind speeds. Absorption of shortwave radiation and a positive subsurface heat flux due to refreezing melt water are heat sources for surface sublimation and melt. The strongest temperature deficits (>13 °C) are found on the northeastern slopes, where the strongest katabatic winds (>9 m s−1) and lowest relative humidity (<65%) occur. Due to strong large scale winds, clear sky (cloud cover <0.5) and a concave surface, a continuous supply of cold dry air is generated, which enhances the katabatic forcing and suppresses subsidence of potentially warmer free atmosphere air. |
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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance |
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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance |
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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance |
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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance |
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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 2: Near-surface climate and energy balance |
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climate of the greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – part 2: near-surface climate and energy balance |
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