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Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-907-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-907-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
Research article
 | 
14 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 14 Mar 2018

Near-surface temperature inversion during summer at Summit, Greenland, and its relation to MODIS-derived surface temperatures

Alden C. Adolph, Mary R. Albert, and Dorothy K. Hall

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-907-2018-supplement

Data sets

Infrared Surface Temperature near Summit, Greenland in June and July of 2015 A. Adolph, M. Albert and D. Hall https://doi.org/10.18739/A2W27K

Meteorology mea- surements at Summit Station, Greenland NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/data/meteorology/in-situ/sum/2015/

Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar (MMCRMOM), updated hourly, 1 June 2015–30 July 2018, Summit Station, Greenland (SMT) ARM Climate Research Facility https://doi.org/10.5439/1025228

MODIS surface temperature data NASA LP DAAC https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD11_L2.006

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Short summary
In our studies of surface temperature in Greenland, we found that there can be differences between the temperature of the snow surface and the air directly above, depending on wind speed and incoming solar radiation. We also found that temperature measurements of the snow surface from remote sensing instruments may be more accurate than previously thought. Our results are relevant to studies of climate change in the remote sensing community and in studies of the atmospheric boundary layer.
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