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Field observations and results of a 1-D boundary layer model for developing near-surface temperature maxima in the Western Arctic

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Title
Field observations and results of a 1-D boundary layer model for developing near-surface temperature maxima in the Western Arctic
Other Titles
서북극해의 NSTM의 발달에 대한 현장 관측 및 1-D 경계층 모델링
Authors
Shawn G. Gallaher
Cho, Kyoung-Ho
Kim, Joo-Hong
Kang, Sung-Ho
William J. Shaw
Timothy P. Stanton
Subject
Environmental Sciences & EcologyMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Local turbulence closure modelNear-surface temperature maximumTurbulent fluxes
Issue Date
2017
Citation
Shawn G. Gallaher, et al. 2017. "Field observations and results of a 1-D boundary layer model for developing near-surface temperature maxima in the Western Arctic". Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 5(11): 1-21.
Abstract
Summer sea ice extent in the Western Arctic has decreased significantly in recent years resulting in increased solar input into the upper ocean. Here, a comprehensive set of in situ shipboard, on-ice, and autonomous ice-ocean measurements were made of the early stages of formation of the near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) in the Canada Basin. These observations along with the results from a 1-D turbulent boundary layer model indicate that heat storage associated with NSTM formation is largely due to the absorption of penetrating solar radiation just below a protective summer halocline. The depth of the summer halocline was found to be the most important factor for determining the amount of solar radiation absorbed in the NSTM layer, while halocline strength controlled the amount of heat removed from the NSTM by turbulent transport. Observations using the Naval Postgraduate School Turbulence Frame show that the NSTM was able to persist despite periods of intermittent turbulence because transport rates were too small to remove significant amounts of heat from the NSTM layer. The development of the early and late summer halocline and NSTM were found to be linked to summer season buoyancy and wind events. For the early summer NSTM, 1-D boundary layer model results show that melt pond drainage provides sufficient buoyancy to the summer halocline to prevent subsequent wind events from mixing out the NSTM. For the late summer NSTM, limited freshwater inputs reduce the strength of the summer halocline making the balance between interfacial stresses and buoyancy more tenuous. As a result, the late summer NSTM is an ephemeral feature dependent on local wind conditions, while the early summer NSTM is more persistent and able to store heat in the near-surface ocean beyond the summer season.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/6048
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.195
Type
Article
Indexed
국외기타
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2016-2018, Korea-Arctic Ocean Observing System(K-AOOS) (16-18) / Kang, Sung-Ho (PM16040; PM17040)
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