Air mass trajectories to Summit, Greenland: A 44-year climatology and some episodic events. Kahl, J., D., W., Martinez, D., A., Kuhns, H., Davidson, C., I., Jaffrezo, J., L., & Harris, J., M. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 102:26861-26875, 1997.
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The seasonal variation in atmospheric transport patterns to Summit, Greenland, is examined using a 44-year record of daily, 10-day, isobaric back trajectories at the 500-hPa level. Over 24,000 modeled trajectories are aggregated into distinct patterns using cluster analysis. Ten-day trajectories reaching Summit are longest during winter, with 67% extending upwind (westward) as far back as Asia or Europe. Trajectories are shortest during summer, with 46% having 10-day origins over North America. During all seasons a small percentage (3-7%) of trajectories originate in west Asia/Europe and follow a meridional path over the Arctic Ocean before approaching: Summit from the northwest. Trajectories at the 700-hPa level tend to be shorter than at 500 hPa, with many of the 700-hPa trajectories from North America tracking over the North Atlantic and approaching Summit from the south. The long-range transport climatology for Summit is similar to a year-round climatology prepared for Dye 3, located 900 lan to the south [Davidson et al., 1993b]. An analysis of several aerosol species measured at Summit during summer 1994 reveals examples of the usefulness and also the limitations of using long-range air trajectories to interpret chemical data. C1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213. NOAA,CLIMATE MONITORING & DIAGNOST LAB,BOULDER,CO 80309. LAB GLACIOL & GEOPHYS ENVIRONM,F-38402 ST MARTIN DHER,FRANCE.
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 abstract = {The seasonal variation in atmospheric transport
patterns to Summit, Greenland, is examined using a 44-year record
of daily, 10-day, isobaric back trajectories at the 500-hPa level.
Over 24,000 modeled trajectories are aggregated into distinct
patterns using cluster analysis. Ten-day trajectories reaching
Summit are longest during winter, with 67% extending upwind
(westward) as far back as Asia or Europe. Trajectories are shortest
during summer, with 46% having 10-day origins over North America.
During all seasons a small percentage (3-7%) of trajectories
originate in west Asia/Europe and follow a meridional path over the
Arctic Ocean before approaching: Summit from the northwest.
Trajectories at the 700-hPa level tend to be shorter than at 500
hPa, with many of the 700-hPa trajectories from North America
tracking over the North Atlantic and approaching Summit from the
south. The long-range transport climatology for Summit is similar
to a year-round climatology prepared for Dye 3, located 900 lan to
the south [Davidson et al., 1993b]. An analysis of several aerosol
species measured at Summit during summer 1994 reveals examples of
the usefulness and also the limitations of using long-range air
trajectories to interpret chemical data.
C1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213.
NOAA,CLIMATE MONITORING & DIAGNOST LAB,BOULDER,CO 80309. LAB
GLACIOL & GEOPHYS ENVIRONM,F-38402 ST MARTIN DHER,FRANCE.},
 bibtype = {article},
 author = {Kahl, J D W and Martinez, D A and Kuhns, H and Davidson, C I and Jaffrezo, J L and Harris, J M},
 journal = {J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans}
}

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