20 Years of Finnish Research on Boundary-Layer Meteorology Air-Ice-Sea Interaction in the Antarctic

Finnish research on boundary-layer meteorology and air-ice-sea interaction in the Antarctic was started in 1989 by the first R/V Aranda expedition to the Weddell Sea. During 20 years eight field expeditions have been made: four in the sea ice zone in the Weddell Sea and four in the Queen Maud Land....

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Published inGeophysica Vol. 45; no. 1-2; pp. 7 - 26
Main Authors Vihma, T, Launiainen, J, Pirazzini, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2009
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PSW, Weddell Sea
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Summary:Finnish research on boundary-layer meteorology and air-ice-sea interaction in the Antarctic was started in 1989 by the first R/V Aranda expedition to the Weddell Sea. During 20 years eight field expeditions have been made: four in the sea ice zone in the Weddell Sea and four in the Queen Maud Land. The research has focused on atmospheric forcing on sea ice drift, air-sea and air-ice exchange of heat and moisture, radiative fluxes and snow/ice albedo, convection over leads and polynyas, and stable atmospheric boundary layer over snow and ice. In addition to the Finnish field expeditions, the research has been based on other in-situ observations available, remote sensing data, and model experiments on atmospheric boundary-layer and mesoscale dynamics, radiative transfer, snow and ice thermodynamics, and ocean dynamics.
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ISSN:0367-4231