| Observation of strong winds on the northern slopes of Mount Everest in monsoon season | |
| Sun, FL (Sun, Fanglin)1; Ma, YM (Ma, Yaoming)2; Hu, ZY (Hu, Zeyong)1; Li, MS (Li, Maoshan)3; Gerken, T (Gerken, Tobias)4; Zhang, L (Zhang, Lang)2; Han, CB (Han, Cunbo)2; Sun, GH (Sun, Genhou)1; Sun, FL | |
| Source Publication | ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH
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| 2017 | |
| Volume | 49Issue:4Pages:687-697 |
| DOI | 10.1657/AAAR0016-010 |
| Abstract | An analysis of the local atmospheric circulation in a northern Himalayan valley in the region of Mount Everest is presented. Data were collected using an automatic weather station over a one-year period in 2014. A ground-based wind profiler radar (WPR) and an in situ GPS radiosonde (RS) were also employed. This study focuses on the characteristics of afternoon strong wind events in the downstream of Rongbuk Valley. We found that: (1) The occurrence of the southwesterly wind during non-monsoon was in good consistency with high values of westerly wind at high levels over this region and confirmed to be driven by the strong westerly jet aloft. (2) The strong afternoon wind in monsoon season has a persistent southeasterly direction, which differs from the prevailing direction of the strong wind in non-monsoon. This flow was found to be independent of the wind aloft and was strongly seasonal, developing at Qomolangma Station (QOMS) when the subtropical jet stream had moved northward and was most stable and strongest in the early monsoon season but before the rainy season. (3) The southeasterly wind in monsoon is colder than local air, suggesting that it is driven by a strong thermal gradient from the Arun Valley to QOMS. Our results contribute to improving our knowledge of local circulation patterns in the Himalayas, and also to gaining a detailed understanding of the mountain chain's role in both the monsoon system and regional transport of atmospheric pollutants. |
| Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000413931200011 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Keyword | Kali Gandaki Valley Diurnal Winds Onset |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Physical Geography |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences; Geography, Physical |
| Cooperation Status | 国际 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/7955 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Corresponding Author | Sun, FL |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Land Surface Proc & Climate Change Cold &, 320 Donggang West Rd, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China. 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, CAS Ctr Excellence, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface P, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 3.Chengdu Univ Informat Technol, Sch Atmospher Sci, 24 Block,1 Xuefu Rd, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, Peoples R China. 4.Montana State Univ, Dept Land Resources & Environm Sci, 211 Montana Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Sun, FL ,Ma, YM ,Hu, ZY ,et al. Observation of strong winds on the northern slopes of Mount Everest in monsoon season[J]. ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH,2017,49(4):687-697. |
| APA | Sun, FL .,Ma, YM .,Hu, ZY .,Li, MS .,Gerken, T .,...&Sun, FL.(2017).Observation of strong winds on the northern slopes of Mount Everest in monsoon season.ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH,49(4),687-697. |
| MLA | Sun, FL ,et al."Observation of strong winds on the northern slopes of Mount Everest in monsoon season".ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH 49.4(2017):687-697. |
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