A51L-0234
Ship-based Surface Flux Observations Under Atmospheric Rivers During the CALWATER 2015 Field Campaign
Friday, 18 December 2015
Poster Hall (Moscone South)
Byron Blomquist1, Chris W Fairall2, Janet M Intrieri2, Daniel E Wolfe3 and Sergio Pezoa3, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)NOAA Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States
Abstract:
The NOAA Physical Sciences Division portable flux system was deployed on the R/V Ron Brown as part of the surface observational strategy for the CALWATER 2015 field investigation. Measurements included turbulent fluxes of temperature, water vapor and wind stress. A refined ‘best’ set of bulk meteorological measurements for the duration of the cruise was produced from combined NOAA, DOE ARM-AMF2 and shipboard sensors. Direct eddy correlation and bulk model estimates of sensible and latent heat are broadly consistent (RMSE < 10 W/m2). We present a comparison of in-situ fluxes with gridded forecast and reanalysis datasets and assess the potential magnitude of surface flux to the vapor transport budget.
