Heat and water vapour fluxes and scalar roughness lengths over an Antarctic ice shelf

King, J. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-7568; Anderson, P. S.. 1994 Heat and water vapour fluxes and scalar roughness lengths over an Antarctic ice shelf. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 69 (1-2). 101-121. 10.1007/BF00713297

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Abstract/Summary

We present eddy-correlation measurements of heat and water vapour fluxes made during the Antarctic winter. The surface layer was stably stratified throughout the period of observation and sensible heat fluxes were always directed downwards. However, both upward and downward water vapour fluxes were observed. Their magnitude was generally small and the latent heat flux was not a significant fraction of the surface energy budget. The variation of heat and water vapour fluxes with stability is well described by Monin-Obukhov similarity theory but the scalar roughness lengths for heat and water vapour appear to be much larger than the momentum roughness length. Possible explanations of this effect are discussed.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1007/BF00713297
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0006-8314
NORA Subject Terms:	Meteorology and Climatology
Date made live:	15 Mar 2017 15:00 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516538

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1007/BF00713297

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0006-8314

NORA Subject Terms:

Meteorology and Climatology

Date made live:

15 Mar 2017 15:00 +0 (UTC)