Moisture source of precipitation in Western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
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Moisture sources for snow falling in Dronning Maud Land (DML), Antarctica, are calculated for 1998 using three dimensional 5-days backward air parcel trajectories. The drilling site of the European Project onIce CoringinAntarctica(EP1CA) inDMLischosenasthemainarrivalpoint (75.0°S, 0.01"E). Adistinction is made between trajectories with and without snowfall at arrival. Of the snowfall trajectories, 40-80% are located in the Atlantic Ocean within four days before arrival. Evaporation along these trajectories is largest three to four days before arrival. The air parcels are then located between 40" and 60"s in the Atlantic Ocean where surface temperatures range between 0" and 20°C. A case study for May 1998 shows that when snow falls exceptionally high temperatures and wind speeds prevail in the atmospheric boundary layer. The position of the trajectories in the boundary layer suggests a source region for this event between 40" and 50"s and 20" and 60"W in the Atlantic Ocean, where sea surface temperatures vary between 5" and 15°C. Received 3 August 2000, accepted 22 December 2000
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تاریخ انتشار 2004