Turton, J, Kirchgaessner, A, Ross, AN orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-3512 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Does high-resolution modelling improve the spatial analysis of föhn flow over the Larsen C Ice Shelf? Weather, 72 (7). pp. 192-196. ISSN 0043-1656
Abstract
The ice shelves on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) have been disintegrating for over two decades. Surface melting induced by föhn winds has been proposed as a driver of this disintegration. Föhn winds are adiabatically warmed dry winds, formed by the interaction of a mountain range with perpendicularly approaching winds, in this case of the AP mountains with the prevailing circumpolar westerlies. Assessing their impact is difficult due to the sparsity of observations and the relatively low-resolution of operational forecasts. We have carried out high-resolution simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to provide more detailed simulations of the spatial distribution of the föhn air. The analysis presented here covers the period from 10 to 22 May 2011 and focuses on two föhn events during this period. Results show that a stable boundary layer can reduce the impact of föhn, as can the occurrence of cooler föhn jets.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017 Wiley. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Turton, J, Kirchgaessner, A, Ross, AN et al. (1 more author) (2017) Does high-resolution modelling improve the spatial analysis of föhn flow over the Larsen C Ice Shelf? Weather, 72 (7). pp. 192-196 , which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wea.3028. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2017 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Meteorological Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/wea.3028 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115719 |