Effects of variable ice–ocean surface properties and air mass transformation on the Arctic radiative energy budget

Wendisch, Manfred; Stapf, Johannes; Becker, Sebastian; Ehrlich, André; Jäkel, Evelyn; Klingebiel, Marcus; Lüpkes, Christof; Schäfer, Michael; Shupe, Matthew D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9647-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9647-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9647-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 17

Research article

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31 Aug 2023

Research article |

| 31 Aug 2023

Effects of variable ice–ocean surface properties and air mass transformation on the Arctic radiative energy budget

Manfred Wendisch, Johannes Stapf, Sebastian Becker, André Ehrlich, Evelyn Jäkel, Marcus Klingebiel, Christof Lüpkes, Michael Schäfer, and Matthew D. Shupe

Data sets

Aircraft measurements of broadband irradiance during the ACLOUD campaign in 2017 J. Stapf, A. Ehrlich, E. Jaekel, and M. Wendisch https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.900442

Aircraft measurements of broadband irradiance during the AFLUX campaign in 2019 J. Stapf, A. Ehrlich, and M. Wendisch https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.932020

N-ICE2015 surface broadband radiation data S. R. Hudson, L. Cohen, and V. P. Walden https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2016.a89cb766

N-ICE2015 atmospheric profiles from radiosondes S. R. Hudson, L. Cohen, M. Kayser, M. Maturilli, J.-H. Kim, S.-J. Park, W. Moon, and M. A. Granskog https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2017.216df9b3

Soundings, Ice Camp NCAR/GLAS raobs R. Moritz https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FQ9V0Z

SHEBA Composite Data Observations p. O. G. Persson https://doi.org/10.5065/D6PN93R6

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6

High resolution aircraft measurements of wind and temperature during the ACLOUD campaign in 2017 J. Hartmann, C. Luepkes, and D. Chechin https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.900880

Meteorological measurements by dropsondes released from POLAR 5 during ACLOUD 2017 A. Ehrlich, J. Stapf, C. Luepkes, M. Mech, S. Crewell, and M. Wendisch https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.900204

Meteorological measurements by dropsondes released from POLAR 5 during AFLUX 2019 S. Becker, A. Ehrlich, J. Stapf, C. Luepkes, M. Mech, S. Crewell, and M. Wendisch https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921996

High resolution radiosonde measurements from station Ny-Ålesund (2017-04 et seq), Alfred Wegener Institute - Research Unit Potsdam M. Maturilli https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.914973

Upper air soundings during POLARSTERN cruise PS106/1 (ARK-XXXI/1.1), Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven H. Schmithüsen https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.882736

Short summary

Atmospheric radiation measurements have been conducted during two field campaigns using research aircraft. The data are analyzed to see if the near-surface air in the Arctic is warmed or cooled if warm–humid air masses from the south enter the Arctic or cold–dry air moves from the north from the Arctic to mid-latitude areas. It is important to study these processes and to check if climate models represent them well. Otherwise it is not possible to reliably forecast the future Arctic climate.