Record-breaking rain falls at Greenland summit controlled by warm moist-air intrusion

被引：7

作者：

Xu, Min ^{[1
,2
]}

Yang, Qinghua ^{[1
,2
]}

Hu, Xiaoming ^{[1
,2
]}

Liang, Kaixin ^{[1
,2
]}

Vihma, Timo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Atmospher Sci, Zhuhai, Peoples R China

[2] Southern Marine Sci & Engn Guangdong Lab Zhuhai, Zhuhai, Peoples R China

[3] Finnish Meteorol Inst, Helsinki, Finland

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2022年 / 17卷 / 04期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金; 芬兰科学院;

关键词：

Greenland summit; rain; moisture transport; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; RIVERS; MELT;

D O I：

10.1088/1748-9326/ac60d8

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

On 14 August 2021, rain fell on the peak of Greenland for the first time on record. The atmospheric circulation and water vapour transport responsible for the rain were investigated. A high-pressure ridge favoured southwesterly advection of warm and moist air, the intrusion of which contributed to the rainfall. At the same time, Summit station observed above-freezing temperatures, which was the third time in a decade, after summers 2012 and 2019. The previous two warm events also included influxes of moisture, but no rainfall. Comparison between them and the 2021 event show different atmospheric pressure fields and water vapour transports. In 2021, the moisture from the southwest ascended the sloping ice sheet, whereas in the prior events moisture was transported from the southeast in smaller amounts. The sufficient supply of warm and moist air was the key factor in the 2021 rain event.

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