Macrophysical properties and a climatology of Arctic coastal fog in East Greenland

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dc.contributor.authorGilson, Gaƫlle Florence
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorJiskoot, Hester
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-13T16:17:48Z
dc.date.available2018-03-13T16:17:48Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractArctic summer fog is a major transportation hazard and has implications for the cryospheric energy balance. In this thesis, the climatology and macrophysical properties of fog along the coast of East Greenland are explored, and local to mesoscale environmental conditions studied to explain regional differences. Using a combination of long-term synoptic weather observations and Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive data, novel automated methods were developed to classify liquid fog thermodynamic structure and calculate fog top elevation. Six fog types were identified; several of which could be associated with advection fog formation and dissipation processes. Temperature inversions during fog were deeper and stronger compared to non-fog conditions. At Low-Arctic locations fog was geometrically thin and occurred below the temperature inversion. Fog was thicker in the High-Arctic, often penetrating the inversion layer. The radiosonde data analysis and automated methods presented are applicable to any synoptic Arctic weather station with present weather codes.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Alberta Innovates Technology Futures.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5038
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0725en_US
dc.proquest.subject0799en_US
dc.proquest.subject0368en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectArctic summer fogen_US
dc.subjectCryosphereen_US
dc.subjectFog--Arctic regionsen_US
dc.subjectFog--Greenlanden_US
dc.subjectGreenland--Climateen_US
dc.subjectliquid fogen_US
dc.subjectCoasts--Greenlanden_US
dc.subjectCoasts--Arctic regionsen_US
dc.subjectArctic regions--Climateen_US
dc.subjectClimatic changesen_US
dc.subjectTemperature inversions--Greenlanden_US
dc.titleMacrophysical properties and a climatology of Arctic coastal fog in East Greenlanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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