Experiment of turbulent flux near surface layer and its parameterizations on an drift ice over the Arctic Ocean

Turbulent flux near surface layer and its characteristic parameters on an drifting ice over Arctic Ocean (84°27'N,143°37'W 85°13'N,147°20'W) are presented using eddy correlation and related experiment data obtained from the Chinese 3th Arctic Scientific Expedition in 21—29 August, 2008. The results show that the inversion layer of temperature and humidity exist in most time of observational period. This phenomenon is also observed over the 75°N and 78°N area. The average sensible and latent heat fluxes are 0.5W/m² and 2.4W/m², which account for 18% and 86% of absorbed net radiation respectively. To compare with the results observed over 75°N and 78°N area, it shows different the latent heat flux plays important during the sea ice melting over the 84° 85°N area. The near surface atmosphere over the sea-ice is almost neutrally stratified, accounting for 91% of samples during the observation period. The drag coefficients of momentum (C_DN) are about 1.64×10^-3 in the near neutral stratification calculated by the relationships between C_D and wind speed in the height of 10 m, and between C_D and stability (z/L). Adaptability of the new parameterization scheme proposed from SHEBA is examined by our data and demonstrated that the similarity function in the new scheme is useful applied in the weak stable stratification over the floating ice area of Arctic Ocean, but it needs more measurement data to modify while it uses in climate modeling.