Comparison of Cloud Properties at a Coastal and Inland Site at the North Slope of Alaska
- BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
- European Centre for Mid-Range Weather Forecasts
The goal of the U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Program (ARM) is to study the effects and interactions of sunlight, radiant energy, and clouds on temperatures, weather, and climate. As part of that effort, ARM has established three Cloud and Radiation Testbeds (CARTs) for conducting both long-term and intensive measurements of cloud properties, long- and shortwave radiation, meteorological variables, surface properties, etc. The measurements can be used to test, evaluate, and improve general circulation models (GCMs) used in climate studies. The North Slope of Alaska/Adjacent Arctic Ocean (NSA/AAO) site is one of those CARTs, with its principal complement of instruments located at Barrow on the northern coast of Alaska at 71?18'N, 156?41'W. A more limited set of instruments has been installed at the village of Atqasuk (70?28'N, 157?24'W), approximately 100 km inland to the southwest.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 15001572
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-34470; KP1201030; TRN: US200406%%70
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Sixth Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, San Diego, CA (US), 05/14/2001--05/18/2001; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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