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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-653-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-653-2020
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Research article
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30 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 30 Jul 2020
| 30 Jul 2020
Mesoscale atmospheric circulation controls of local meteorological elevation gradients on Kersten Glacier near Kilimanjaro summit
Climate System Research Group, Institute of Geography,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Douglas R. Hardy
Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Emily Collier
Climate System Research Group, Institute of Geography,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Elena Kropač
Climate System Research Group, Institute of Geography,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Christina Schmid
Climate System Research Group, Institute of Geography,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Nicolas J. Cullen
School of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Georg Kaser
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN),
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Rainer Prinz
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN),
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Michael Winkler
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Innsbruck, Austria
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Short summary
The glaciers on Kilimanjaro summit are like sample spots of the climate in the tropical mid-troposphere. Measurements of air temperature, air humidity, and precipitation with automated weather stations show that the differences in these meteorological elements between two altitudes (~ 5600 and ~ 5900 m) vary significantly over the day and the seasons, in concert with airflow dynamics around the mountain. Knowledge of these variations will improve atmosphere and cryosphere models.
The glaciers on Kilimanjaro summit are like sample spots of the climate in the tropical...
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