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Dataset

 

ICECAPS-ACE: surface turbulent heat flux estimates

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2022-10-11
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2020-07-28
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 3.19K Files | 244MB

Abstract

This dataset contains estimates of turbulent heat and momentum fluxes calculated by applying the eddy covariance technique to the flux-components data product. Estimates are calculated over 15-minute and 30-minute averaging intervals, at two heights on the 15 m tower at Summit Station, Greenland.

- ace-flux-1 are the lower level (~2 m above surface) calculations, from a Metek uSonic-3 scientific 3D sonic anemometer and Licor Li-7500 gas analyzer.
- ace-flux-2 are the higher level measurements (~14 m above surface), from a Metek uSonic-3 scientific 3D sonic anemometer only (no latent heat flux).

Also see the ICECAPS-ACE: surface turbulent heat flux components data product for the high resolution (10 Hz) data used to make these calculations.

These data were collected as part of the joint Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) and US National Science Foundation (NSF) -funded Integrated Characterisation of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation at Summit - Aerosol Cloud Experiment (ICECAPS-ACE) project.

These data were continued through the 3 year extension to the ICECAPS-ACE project called ICECAPS-MELT.

Citable as:  Guy, H.; Neely III, R.R.; Brooks, I.M. (2020): ICECAPS-ACE: surface turbulent heat flux estimates. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bbd0a00c3d7f42f7bbd7ca69a8a9f4e6
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ICECAPS-ACE, turbulence, sensible heat flux, latent heat flux, surface energy budget, momentum head flux, boundary layer, Summit station, Greenland Ice Sheet

Details

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Data lineage:

Data were collected by the University of Leeds in collaboration with the ICECAPS project team and deposited at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for archiving.

Data Quality:
Data are as given by the data provider, no quality control has been performed by the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted.

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Output Description

None

  • units: 1
  • long_name: Bowen Ratio (sensible\latent)
  • var_id: bowen_ratio
  • names: Bowen Ratio (sensible\latent)
  • long_name: Buoyancy Flux ()
  • units: J m-2 s-1
  • var_id: buoyancy_flux
  • names: Buoyancy Flux ()
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Day
  • var_id: day
  • names: Day
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Day of Year
  • var_id: day_of_year
  • names: Day of Year
  • units: m
  • long_name: Height of instrument platform above snow surface
  • var_id: height_above_surface
  • names: Height of instrument platform above snow surface
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Hour
  • var_id: hour
  • names: Hour
  • units: kg kg-1 m s-1
  • long_name: Kinematic Humidity Flux ()
  • var_id: kinematic_humidity_flux
  • names: Kinematic Humidity Flux ()
  • units: K m s-1
  • long_name: Kinematic Sonic Temperature Flux ()
  • var_id: kinematic_sonic_temperature_flux
  • names: Kinematic Sonic Temperature Flux ()
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Latent heat flux
  • standard_name: upward_latent_heat_flux_in_air
  • var_id: upward_latent_heat_flux_in_air
  • names: Latent heat flux, upward_latent_heat_flux_in_air
  • units: degree_north
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude
  • names: Latitude
  • units: s
  • long_name: Length of run
  • var_id: run_length
  • names: Length of run
  • units: degree_east
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude
  • names: Longitude
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Minute
  • var_id: minute
  • names: Minute
  • long_name: Momentum flux (-rho.)
  • units: kg m-1 s-2
  • var_id: momentum_flux_u
  • names: Momentum flux (-rho.)
  • units: kg m-1 s-2
  • long_name: Momentum flux (-rho.)
  • var_id: momentum_flux_v
  • names: Momentum flux (-rho.)
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Month
  • var_id: month
  • names: Month
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Number of samples in run
  • var_id: number_of_samples_in_run
  • names: Number of samples in run
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Kurtosis Ts
  • var_id: qc_flag_kurtosis_ts
  • names: Quality flag: Kurtosis Ts
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Kurtosis U
  • var_id: qc_flag_kurtosis_u
  • names: Quality flag: Kurtosis U
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Kurtosis V
  • var_id: qc_flag_kurtosis_v
  • names: Quality flag: Kurtosis V
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Kurtosis W
  • var_id: qc_flag_kurtosis_w
  • names: Quality flag: Kurtosis W
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Skew Ts
  • var_id: qc_flag_skew_ts
  • names: Quality flag: Skew Ts
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Skew U
  • var_id: qc_flag_skew_u
  • names: Quality flag: Skew U
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Skew V
  • var_id: qc_flag_skew_v
  • names: Quality flag: Skew V
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: Skew W
  • var_id: qc_flag_skew_w
  • names: Quality flag: Skew W
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: WTs
  • var_id: qc_flag_quality_wts
  • names: Quality flag: WTs
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: WU
  • var_id: qc_flag_quality_wu
  • names: Quality flag: WU
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Quality flag: WV
  • var_id: qc_flag_quality_wv
  • names: Quality flag: WV
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Second
  • var_id: second
  • names: Second
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Sensible heat flux
  • standard_name: upward_sensible_heat_flux_in_air
  • var_id: upward_sensible_heat_flux_in_air
  • names: Sensible heat flux, upward_sensible_heat_flux_in_air
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Year
  • var_id: year
  • names: Year
  • var_id: start_of_run

Co-ordinate Variables

  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2019-06-01T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
72.5750°
 
-38.4600°
 
-38.4600°
 
72.5750°