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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-971-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-971-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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18 Apr 2017
Research article |
| 18 Apr 2017
Surface-layer turbulence, energy balance and links to atmospheric circulations over a mountain glacier in the French Alps
Maxime Litt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
ICIMOD, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jean-Emmanuel Sicart
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
Delphine Six
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
Patrick Wagnon
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
Warren D. Helgason
Civil and Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive,
Saskatoon S7N 5A9, Saskatchewan, Canada
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15 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Spatiotemporal variability of turbulent fluxes in snow-covered mountain terrain R. Engbers et al.
- Icefield Breezes: Mesoscale Diurnal Circulation in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over an Outlet of the Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies J. Conway et al.
- Large‐eddy simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer over an Alpine glacier: Impact of synoptic flow direction and governing processes B. Goger et al.
- Wind-tunnel measurements of sensible turbulent heat fluxes over melting ice S. Harrison & L. Mydlarski
- Katabatic Winds over Steep Slopes: Overview of a Field Experiment Designed to Investigate Slope-Normal Velocity and Near-Surface Turbulence C. Charrondière et al.
- Mountain glaciers recouple to atmospheric warming over the twenty-first century T. Shaw et al.
- Investigating the influence of changing ice surfaces on gravity wave formation impacting glacier boundary layer flow with large-eddy simulations B. Goger et al.
- Self-affine structure of glacial surfaces in Lombardy M. Carpineti et al.
- Surface energy balance of the Sygyktinsky Glacier, south Eastern Siberia, during the ablation period and its sensitivity to meteorological fluctuations E. Osipov & O. Osipova
- Improved processing methods for eddy covariance measurements in calculating sensible heat fluxes at glacier surfaces C. Lord-May & V. Radić
- Correcting for Systematic Underestimation of Topographic Glacier Aerodynamic Roughness Values From Hintereisferner, Austria J. Chambers et al.
- Relative performance of empirical and physical models in assessing the seasonal and annual glacier surface mass balance of Saint-Sorlin Glacier (French Alps) M. Réveillet et al.
- Surface energy balance closure over melting snow and ice from in situ measurements on the Greenland ice sheet M. van Tiggelen et al.
- Snow model comparison to simulate snow depth evolution and sublimation at point scale in the semi-arid Andes of Chile A. Voordendag et al.
- A Note on Eddy Covariance Measurements of Glacier Surface Roughness in Katabatic and Non‐Katabatic Flow Conditions D. Munro
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- Spatiotemporal variability of turbulent fluxes in snow-covered mountain terrain R. Engbers et al.
- Icefield Breezes: Mesoscale Diurnal Circulation in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over an Outlet of the Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies J. Conway et al.
- Large‐eddy simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer over an Alpine glacier: Impact of synoptic flow direction and governing processes B. Goger et al.
- Wind-tunnel measurements of sensible turbulent heat fluxes over melting ice S. Harrison & L. Mydlarski
- Katabatic Winds over Steep Slopes: Overview of a Field Experiment Designed to Investigate Slope-Normal Velocity and Near-Surface Turbulence C. Charrondière et al.
- Mountain glaciers recouple to atmospheric warming over the twenty-first century T. Shaw et al.
- Investigating the influence of changing ice surfaces on gravity wave formation impacting glacier boundary layer flow with large-eddy simulations B. Goger et al.
- Self-affine structure of glacial surfaces in Lombardy M. Carpineti et al.
- Surface energy balance of the Sygyktinsky Glacier, south Eastern Siberia, during the ablation period and its sensitivity to meteorological fluctuations E. Osipov & O. Osipova
- Improved processing methods for eddy covariance measurements in calculating sensible heat fluxes at glacier surfaces C. Lord-May & V. Radić
- Correcting for Systematic Underestimation of Topographic Glacier Aerodynamic Roughness Values From Hintereisferner, Austria J. Chambers et al.
- Relative performance of empirical and physical models in assessing the seasonal and annual glacier surface mass balance of Saint-Sorlin Glacier (French Alps) M. Réveillet et al.
- Surface energy balance closure over melting snow and ice from in situ measurements on the Greenland ice sheet M. van Tiggelen et al.
- Snow model comparison to simulate snow depth evolution and sublimation at point scale in the semi-arid Andes of Chile A. Voordendag et al.
- A Note on Eddy Covariance Measurements of Glacier Surface Roughness in Katabatic and Non‐Katabatic Flow Conditions D. Munro
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Short summary
Climate variations might change the frequency of typical weather conditions. We present a weather pattern classification as an useful tool for identifying changing glacier wind regimes. We show the intensity of turbulent heat exchanges between ice and air changes with these regimes, as well as the importance of discrepancies between bulk-aerodynamic and eddy-covariance fluxes. The results suggest these discrepancies influence melt estimates from surface energy balance calculations.
Climate variations might change the frequency of typical weather conditions. We present a...
