Pseudo-vertical temperature profiles give insight into winter evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer over the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

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dc.contributor.authorZawar-Reza, P.
dc.contributor.authorKaturji, M.
dc.contributor.authorSoltanzadeh, I.
dc.contributor.authorDallafior, T.
dc.contributor.authorZhong, S.
dc.contributor.authorSteinhoff, D.
dc.contributor.authorStorey, B.
dc.contributor.authorCarey, C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-22T21:29:52Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T21:29:52Z
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractMeasuring routine vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature is critical in understanding stability and the dynamics of the boundary layer. Routine monitoring in remote areas such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica is logistically difficult and expensive. Pseudovertical profiles that were derived from a network of inexpensive ground temperature sensors planted on valley sidewalls (up to 330 m above valley floor), together with data from a weather station and a numerical weather prediction model, provided a long-term climatological description of the evolution of the winter boundary layer over the MDV. In winter, persistent valley cold pools (VCPs) were common, lasting up to 2 weeks. The VCPs were eroded by warm-air advection from aloft associated with strong winds, increasing the temperature of the valley by as much as 25 K. Pseudovertical datasets as described here can be used for model validation.en
dc.identifier.citationZawar-Reza, P., Katurji, M., Soltanzadeh, I., Dallafior, T., Zhong, S., Steinhoff, D., Storey, B., Carey, C. (2013) Pseudo-vertical temperature profiles give insight into winter evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer over the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-034.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/10528
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Geographyen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectboundary layeren
dc.subjectcool poolsen
dc.subjectinversionsen
dc.subjectvalley mountain flowsen
dc.subjectsoil temperatureen
dc.subjectstabilityen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::04 - Earth Sciences::0401 - Atmospheric Sciences::040105 - Climatology (excl. Climate Change Processes)en
dc.titlePseudo-vertical temperature profiles give insight into winter evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer over the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarcticaen
dc.typeJournal Article
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