Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data
Persistent glacier winds blowing from noon to midnight in summer are present in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest, with a maximum speed of 10 m s(-1) and a vertical thickness as high as 1 km. These glacier winds may bring upper level atmosphere ozone to the surface, having a significant imp...
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ftpekinguniv:oai:localhost:20.500.11897/250533 2023-05-15T16:21:06+02:00 Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data Song, Yu Zhu, Tong Cai, Xuhui Lin, Weili Kang, Ling Song, Y (reprint author), Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, State Key Lab Air Pollut Control & Simulat, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Meteorol Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China. 2007 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/250533 https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD007867 en eng journal of geophysical research atmospheres JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES.2007,112,(D11). 970749 0148-0227 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/250533 doi:10.1029/2006JD007867 WOS:000246942700002 SCI NONHYDROSTATIC ATMOSPHERIC SIMULATION PREDICTION SYSTEM ARPS KATABATIC WINDS PART II GREENLAND Journal 2007 ftpekinguniv https://doi.org/20.500.11897/250533 https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD007867 2021-08-01T08:55:09Z Persistent glacier winds blowing from noon to midnight in summer are present in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest, with a maximum speed of 10 m s(-1) and a vertical thickness as high as 1 km. These glacier winds may bring upper level atmosphere ozone to the surface, having a significant impact on the atmospheric environment. Such phenomena may be typical of the Tibetan Plateau, where most high mountains are covered by snow or glacier ice throughout the year. The Advanced Regional Prediction Model was used to simulate the down-valley flows, using realistic topography but neglecting synoptic winds. The modeling results agree well with the observations obtained in June 2002, revealing that the glacier winds are thermal flows primarily driven by the along-valley temperature gradient between the colder air over the glacier surface and the warmer air over surface areas covered by rock debris, which maintains air advection along the Rongbuk Valley. Downslope winds over the glacier slopes, especially from the western valley side, and the West Rongbuk Glacier, were forced by their inertia farther down into the valley and would intensify the glacier winds. The narrowing of the Rongbuk Valley could also speed up the glacier winds. Sensitivity tests showed that the detailed distribution of the Rongbuk Glacier, delineated by data from the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Landsat 7, plays an important role in glacier winds development. The glacier winds could be much weaker in winter when the area is completely snow covered. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000246942700002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701 Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences SCI(E) 11 ARTICLE D11 null 112 Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Peking University Institutional Repository (PKU IR) Greenland Journal of Geophysical Research 112 D11 |
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Persistent glacier winds blowing from noon to midnight in summer are present in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest, with a maximum speed of 10 m s(-1) and a vertical thickness as high as 1 km. These glacier winds may bring upper level atmosphere ozone to the surface, having a significant impact on the atmospheric environment. Such phenomena may be typical of the Tibetan Plateau, where most high mountains are covered by snow or glacier ice throughout the year. The Advanced Regional Prediction Model was used to simulate the down-valley flows, using realistic topography but neglecting synoptic winds. The modeling results agree well with the observations obtained in June 2002, revealing that the glacier winds are thermal flows primarily driven by the along-valley temperature gradient between the colder air over the glacier surface and the warmer air over surface areas covered by rock debris, which maintains air advection along the Rongbuk Valley. Downslope winds over the glacier slopes, especially from the western valley side, and the West Rongbuk Glacier, were forced by their inertia farther down into the valley and would intensify the glacier winds. The narrowing of the Rongbuk Valley could also speed up the glacier winds. Sensitivity tests showed that the detailed distribution of the Rongbuk Glacier, delineated by data from the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Landsat 7, plays an important role in glacier winds development. The glacier winds could be much weaker in winter when the area is completely snow covered. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000246942700002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701 Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences SCI(E) 11 ARTICLE D11 null 112 |
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Song, Y (reprint author), Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, State Key Lab Air Pollut Control & Simulat, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Chinese Acad Meteorol Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China. |
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Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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Glacier winds in the Rongbuk Valley, north of Mount Everest: 1. Meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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glacier winds in the rongbuk valley, north of mount everest: 1. meteorological modeling with remote sensing data |
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