Winter Lake Breezes near the Great Salt Lake

被引:23
作者
Crosman, Erik T. [1 ]
Horel, John D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utah, Dept Atmospher Sci, 135 S 1460 E Room 819 WBB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Cold-air pool; Great Salt Lake; Lake breeze; Pollutant transport; Thermally-driven circulation; COLD-AIR POOL; URBAN HEAT-ISLAND; SEA-BREEZE; BOUNDARY-LAYER; LAND-BREEZE; ALPINE LAKE; VALLEY; IMPACTS; FRONT; BASIN;
D O I
10.1007/s10546-015-0117-6
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Case studies of lake breezes during wintertime cold air pools in Utah's Salt Lake Valley are examined. While summer breezes originating from the Great Salt Lake are typically deeper, of longer duration, and have higher wind speeds than winter breezes, the rate of inland penetration and cross-frontal temperature differences can be higher during the winter. The characteristics of winter breezes and the forcing mechanisms controlling them (e.g., snow cover, background flow, vertical stability profile, clouds, lake temperature, lake sheltering, and drainage pooling) are more complex and variable than those evident in summer. During the afternoon in the Salt Lake Valley, these lake breezes can lead to elevated pollution levels due to the transport of fine particle pollutants from over the Great Salt Lake, decreased vertical mixing depth, and increased vertical stability.
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页码:439 / 464
页数:26
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