This project is funded by NSF OPP grant 0138018

Objective

To understand relationships between atmospheric moisture transport into the Arctic and the Arctic hydrologic budget, making use of output from a regional climate model and atmospheric reanalysis

Collaborators

Mark Serreze

Project Summary

This research collaborates with another research grant, "Characteristics of Cyclone Development in the Arctic and their Hydrologic Impacts" (NSF OPP grant 0240948). Simulations using the polar optimized version of the Mesoscale Model 5 (Polar MM5) are focusing on moisture transports into the Arctic via the north Atlantic "gateway," between Greenland and Scandinavia. Impacts of Greenland's orography on moisture transports are being examined in sensitivity tests via both case studies and longer one-month integrations. These studies compare results from control simulations to simulations where the topography of Greenland is removed. Additional studies are addressing the sensitivity of synoptic development and moisture transports to altered sea ice distributions.

Related Resources

For more information about the related research project, visit the Characteristics of Cyclone Development in the Arctic and their Hydrologic Impacts Web page.

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