| Title | Net radiation and turbulent energy exchanges over a non-glaciated coastal area on King George Island during four summer seasons |
| Author | Choi, T.; Lee, B.Y.; Kim, S.; Yoon, Y.J.; Lee, H. |
| Author Affil | Choi, T., Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea. Other: KMA, South Korea |
| Source | Antarctic Science, 20(1), p.99-111, . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISSN: 0954- 1020 |
| Publication Date | Feb. 2008 |
| Notes | In English. 25 refs. Ant. Acc. No: 83582. GeoRef Acc. No: 282342 |
| Index Terms | turbulence; Antarctica--Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica--King George Island; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica; atmosphere; circulation; King George Island; Scotia Sea Islands; seasonal variations; South Shetland Islands |
| Abstract | Recently, the Antarctic Peninsula has received more attention due to the pronounced warming in that region. Non-glaciated coastal areas on the Peninsula can be significant energy sources for the atmosphere when they are exposed during summer despite the high degree of cloud associated with the frequent passage of low pressure systems. An eddy covariance system was established in December 2002 to evaluate the turbulent energy exchanges between the atmosphere and a non- glaciated coastal area on King George Island. Monthly average downward shortwave radiation was less than 210 Wm-2 in summer. Due to the low albedo of 0.12, monthly average net radiation reached ›130 Wm-2, a magnitude that was significantly larger than the reported magnitudes of › 0 Wm-2 at glaciated areas with a high albedo on the Peninsula. (mod. journ. abst.) |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1017/S095410200700082X |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 62002849 |