The local wind field at Ny-Alesund and the Zeppelin mountain at Svalbard

Authors
Beine, HJ Argentini, S Maurizi, A Mastrantonio, G Viola, A
Citation
Hj. Beine et al., The local wind field at Ny-Alesund and the Zeppelin mountain at Svalbard, METEOR ATM, 78(1-2), 2001, pp. 107-113
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
METEOROLOGY AND ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS
ISSN journal
01777971 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
107 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-7971(2001)78:1-2<107:TLWFAN>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Using a triaxial Doppler sodar the planetary boundary-layer structure and t he wind flow dynamics at the Arctic site Ny-Alesund have been studied. The relationship between winds measured at Ny-Alesund and at the nearby atmosph eric research station on Zeppelin mountain was investigated for the first t ime. While Ny-Alesund receives predominantly katabatic flow (from 120 degre es) from the Kongsvegen glacier, the field is rotated within the lowest 500 m and arrives at Zeppelin from southerly directions.