Analysis on the variation characteristics of boundary layer temperature inversions over the seasonal ice zone of the Arctic based on the observation during the 6th to 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition

Tian Zhongxiang; Chen Zhikun; Li Zhiqiang; Sun Hulin; Song Xiaojiang; Zhao Fu

doi:10.12284/hyxb2021149

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Tian Zhongxiang，Chen Zhikun，Li Zhiqiang, et al. Analysis on the variation characteristics of boundary layer temperature inversions over the seasonal ice zone of the Arctic based on the observation during the 6th to 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2021, 43(7)：52–62 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021149

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Analysis on the variation characteristics of boundary layer temperature inversions over the seasonal ice zone of the Arctic based on the observation during the 6th to 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021149

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College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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National Marine Environment Forecasting Center, Beijing 100081, China

Received Date: 2021-01-14
Rev Recd Date: 2021-06-10

Available Online: 2021-07-06

Publish Date: 2021-07-25

Abstract

Abstract

The GPS radiosonde data obtained during the 6th to 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition was used to analyze the spatial and temporal variation characteristics of boundary layer temperature inversions over the seasonal ice zone in Arctic. The results show that: (1) There were strong interannual and spatial changes in the temperature inversions. There were more strong inversions over the pack ice zone at high latitude. And the thickness of inversions and the temperature change through the inversions had a significant logarithmic relationship. (2) The main factors controlling inversion properties were various in different years. The differences in sea ice cover leaded to different characteristics of inversions. Surface melt, radiative cooling, multi-layer cloud and warm-air advection provided different degrees of contribution to inversions in different years. (3) There were different reasons over the open water and sea ice zone. Both surface melt and warm-air advection played a very important role in the formation of inversions in sea ice zone. However, radiative cooling was one of the main factors in the generation of inversions over the open water.
- Arctic,
- seasonal ice zone,
- summer,
- boundary layer temperature inversion,
- temporal and spatial variation

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