DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.07.009
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85050407087
论文题名: Characterizing the influence of the marine stratocumulus cloud on the land fog at the Atacama Desert
作者: Lobos Roco F. ; Vilà-Guerau de Arellano J. ; Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia X.
刊名: Atmospheric Research
ISSN: 1698095
出版年: 2018
卷: 214 起始页码: 109
结束页码: 120
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Atacama Desert
; Atmospheric boundary layer
; Fog
; Liquid water mixing ratio
; Stratocumulus cloud
Scopus关键词: Advection
; Atmospheric boundary layer
; Atmospheric humidity
; Clouds
; Landforms
; Mixing
; Weather forecasting
; Atacama Desert
; Atmospheric thermal stabilities
; Liquid water
; Marine stratocumulus clouds
; Numerical experiments
; Potential temperature
; Stratocumulus clouds
; Weather research and forecasting models
; Fog
; advection
; boundary layer
; diurnal variation
; fog
; humidity
; mixing ratio
; stratocumulus
; temperature gradient
; weather forecasting
; Atacama Desert
; Chile
英文摘要: Fog in the Atacama Desert is a virtually untapped source of fresh water in the driest place on Earth. Focusing on understanding the role played by marine stratocumulus (Sc) in the development of land-fog, we analyse surface observations made along a steep transect at different heights. These observations are combined with numerical experiments performed using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF). We find two main diurnal regimes based on atmospheric thermal stability, both of which determine the formation and dissipation of fog. These are (a) a well-mixed regime characterized by low gradients of potential temperature and specific humidity, low diurnal variability, and presence of Sc cloud-fog. (b) A stratified regime characterized by high gradients of potential temperature and specific humidity, high diurnal variability, but no Sc clouds nor presence of fog. By using the parcel method, initialised with surface observations, we characterize the Sc cloud of nine typical fog events, estimating a mean cloud depth of 566 m between 740 m (±150 m) and 1307 m (±30 m). Fog observations at ground level agree with these cloud-base and cloud-top estimates, showing a liquid water mixing ratio of Sc cloud-fog in the range 0.3–0.7 g kg−1. The study reveals that the advection of marine Sc cloud and the stability of the boundary layer are key processes in the formation and dissipation of fog. Sc cloud advection over land is modulated by upwind and driven by topography and local circulation. We conclude that a realistic characterization of Sc cloud-fog is possible by combining limited surface observations and numerical experiments. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/108753
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen, AA 6700, Netherlands; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Avda. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Macul, Chile
Recommended Citation:
Lobos Roco F.,Vilà-Guerau de Arellano J.,Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia X.. Characterizing the influence of the marine stratocumulus cloud on the land fog at the Atacama Desert[J]. Atmospheric Research,2018-01-01,214