Characteristics of stable flows over Southern Greenland
The main characteristic features of stable atmospheric flows over a large mountain plateau are summarised and then compared with mesoscale and synoptic scale numerical simulation, meteorological analysis, satellite imagery, and surface observations for the cases of flows over Southern Greenland for...
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ftulincoln:oai:eprints.lincoln.ac.uk:26059 2023-05-15T16:26:43+02:00 Characteristics of stable flows over Southern Greenland Orr, Andrew Hanna, Edward Hunt, Julian C. R. Cappelen, John Steffen, Konrad Stephens, Ag 2005-10-01 application/pdf https://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/26059/ https://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/26059/1/__network.uni_staff_S2_jpartridge_Downloads_art%253A10.1007%252Fs00024-005-2691-x.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-005-2691-x en eng https://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/26059/1/__network.uni_staff_S2_jpartridge_Downloads_art%253A10.1007%252Fs00024-005-2691-x.pdf Orr, Andrew, Hanna, Edward, Hunt, Julian C. R., Cappelen, John, Steffen, Konrad and Stephens, Ag (2005) Characteristics of stable flows over Southern Greenland. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 162 (10). pp. 1747-1778. ISSN 0033-4553 doi:10.1007/s00024-005-2691-x F331 Atmospheric Physics Article PeerReviewed 2005 ftulincoln https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-005-2691-x 2022-03-02T20:07:06Z The main characteristic features of stable atmospheric flows over a large mountain plateau are summarised and then compared with mesoscale and synoptic scale numerical simulation, meteorological analysis, satellite imagery, and surface observations for the cases of flows over Southern Greenland for four wind directions. The detailed features are identified using the concepts and scaling of stably stratified flow over large mountains with variations in surface roughness, elevation, and heating. For westerly and easterly winds detached jets form at the southern tip, where coastal jets converge, which propagate large distances across the ocean. Near coasts katabatic winds can combine with barrier jets and wake flows generated by synoptic winds. Note how the approach flow rises/falls over southern Greenland for easterly/westerly winds, leading in both cases to more cloud on the western side. Some conclusions are drawn about the large-scale influences of these flows; detached jets in the atmosphere; air-sea interaction; formation of low pressure systems. For accurate simulations of these flows, mesoscale models are necessary with resolutions of order of 20 km or less. © Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 2005. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland University of Lincoln: Lincoln Repository Greenland Pure and Applied Geophysics 162 10 1747 1778 |
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The main characteristic features of stable atmospheric flows over a large mountain plateau are summarised and then compared with mesoscale and synoptic scale numerical simulation, meteorological analysis, satellite imagery, and surface observations for the cases of flows over Southern Greenland for four wind directions. The detailed features are identified using the concepts and scaling of stably stratified flow over large mountains with variations in surface roughness, elevation, and heating. For westerly and easterly winds detached jets form at the southern tip, where coastal jets converge, which propagate large distances across the ocean. Near coasts katabatic winds can combine with barrier jets and wake flows generated by synoptic winds. Note how the approach flow rises/falls over southern Greenland for easterly/westerly winds, leading in both cases to more cloud on the western side. Some conclusions are drawn about the large-scale influences of these flows; detached jets in the atmosphere; air-sea interaction; formation of low pressure systems. For accurate simulations of these flows, mesoscale models are necessary with resolutions of order of 20 km or less. © Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 2005. |
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