Derivation and compilation of lower-atmospheric properties relating to temperature, wind, stability, moisture, and surface radiation budget over the central Arctic sea ice during MOSAiC

authored by

Gina C. Jozef, Robert Klingel, John J. Cassano, Björn Maronga, Gijs De Boer, Sandro Dahlke, Christopher J. Cox

Abstract

Atmospheric measurements taken over the span of an entire year between October 2019 and September 2020 during the icebreaker-based Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition provide insight into processes acting in the Arctic atmosphere. Through the merging of disparate yet complementary in situ observations, we can derive information about these thermodynamic and kinematic processes with great detail. This paper describes methods used to create a lower-atmospheric properties dataset containing information on several key features relating to the central Arctic atmospheric boundary layer, including properties of temperature inversions, low-level jets, near-surface meteorological conditions, cloud cover, and the surface radiation budget. The lower-atmospheric properties dataset was developed using observations from radiosondes launched at least four times per day, a 10 m meteorological tower and radiation station deployed on the sea ice near the research vessel Polarstern, and a ceilometer located on the deck of the Polarstern. This lower-atmospheric properties dataset, which can be found at 10.1594/PANGAEA.957760 (Jozef et al., 2023), contains metrics which fall into the overarching categories of temperature, wind, stability, clouds, and radiation at the time of each radiosonde launch. The purpose of the lower-atmospheric properties dataset is to provide a consistent description of general atmospheric boundary layer conditions throughout the MOSAiC year, which can aid in research applications with the overall goal of gaining a greater understanding of the atmospheric processes governing the central Arctic and how they may contribute to future climate change.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Meteorology and Climatology

External Organisation(s)

University of Colorado Boulder
University of Bergen (UiB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Type

Article

Journal

Earth system science data

Volume

15

Pages

4983-4995

No. of pages

13

ISSN

1866-3508

Publication date

10.11.2023

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4983-2023 (Access: Open)