Turbulent heat fluxes ver Arctic Sea ice: Measurements and evaluation of recent parameterizations

Piyush Srivastava, Ian M. Brooks, John Prytherch, Dominic J. Salisbury, Ian A. Renfrew, Andrew D. Elvidge, Michael J. Yelland

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Abstract

We present direct eddy covariance measurements of the surface heat flux in sea ice over a wide range of conditions across the Arctic Ocean made during two research cruises. Photographic imagery of the surface around the ship provides a local, in situ estimate of the ice fraction. Aerodynamically rough conditions prevail for the majority of the time in the consolidated pack ice. The results are analyzed in the framework of a recently-developed parameterization scheme in which the exchange coefficients over ice are functions of a roughness Reynolds number, R*, hence account for aerodynamic roughness variability. This parameterization accurately represents the measured fluxes under all conditions, while under aerodynamically rough conditions the existing parameterizations from both the Met Office Unified Model, and ECMWF Integrated Forecast System overestimate the fluxes. The results corroborate those of a previous airborne study over the marginal ice zone, and encompass a wider range of atmospheric stability conditions.
Original languageEnglish
Article number46
JournalBoundary-Layer Meteorology
Volume190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Exchange coefficient
  • Parameterization
  • Sea ice
  • Turbulent heat flux

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