The effects of Arctic sea fog on glacier melt

北极海雾对冰川融化的影响

• 批准号: 262949-2013
• 负责人: Jiskoot, Hester
• 金额: $ 1.97万
• 依托单位: University of Lethbridge
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=525590
• 关键词: effects; Arctic; sea; fog; glacier

Breakup of Arctic sea ice causes fog, which is often the dominant cloud type in summer over oceans and coastal regions. Fog diminishes inland. Rapid recent climate change has affected cloudiness over Arctic ocean and land, but it is not clear how this has affected coastal regions. Many Arctic glaciers are located in the coast-to-inland transition zone, and those coastal glaciers with frequent summer fog covering their lower elevations experience reductions in melt. Although this has been recognized, understanding of fog extent and trends in coastal transition zones and regional and local effects of fog on glacier melt and behaviour is limited.

北冰洋海冰的破裂会产生雾，这通常是夏季海洋和沿海地区上空的主要云层类型。雾在内陆消散了。最近快速的气候变化影响了北冰洋和陆地上的云量，但尚不清楚这是如何影响沿海地区的。许多北极冰川位于海岸向内陆的过渡地带，夏季雾频繁覆盖低海拔的沿海冰川融化减少。虽然已经认识到这一点，但对沿海过渡区的雾范围和趋势以及雾对冰川融化和行为的区域和局部影响的了解有限。