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Antarctic Airborne Measurements Tom Lachlan-Cope (Alexandra Weiss, Russ Ladkin) British Antarctic Survey

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Instruments Temperature + Humidity Radiation Turbulence (wind) Fast Temperature, Humidity and CO2 Cloud probe Aerosol Camera Laser Altimeter Surface temperature

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Human activity responsible for Larsen Ice Shelf collapse Figure 1. Difference between positive and negative summer SAM 10-m wind field There is a significant recent trend in the Southern Hemisphere Mode (SAM) towards its positive phase in summer: result is 20% stronger circumpolar westerly winds. This reduces the blocking effect of the Peninsula, resulting in greater frequency of advection of relatively warm maritime air across the northern Peninsula from west to east (Fig. 1). A combination of a climatological temperature gradient across the barrier and the formation of a fhn wind (warm and dry) on the lee side causes a summer temperature sensitivity to the SAM that is three times greater east of the Peninsula than to the west. There is a significant recent trend in the Southern Hemisphere Mode (SAM) towards its positive phase in summer: result is 20% stronger circumpolar westerly winds. This reduces the blocking effect of the Peninsula, resulting in greater frequency of advection of relatively warm maritime air across the northern Peninsula from west to east (Fig. 1). A combination of a climatological temperature gradient across the barrier and the formation of a fhn wind (warm and dry) on the lee side causes a summer temperature sensitivity to the SAM that is three times greater east of the Peninsula than to the west.

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Peninsula Flight track

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Ascent Descent

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Sea Ice Formation Air/sea/ice interaction Boundary layer modification Formation of deep ocean currents

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IRT (surface Temp) Air Temperature

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CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER OVER THIN-ICE COVERED COASTAL POLYNYAS E. K. Fiedler, T. A. Lachlan-Cope, I. A. Renfrew, and J. C. King JGR Oceans - inpress

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Clouds

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Increase in Cloud Condensation Nuclei Increased CCN mean more smaller cloud drops not more cloud. More smaller drops mean increased albedo (clouds are whiter). More smaller drops mean less precipitation Less precipitation mean clouds last longer So in the end more clouds perhaps.

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What do we want to know Are Antarctic clouds similar to mid-latitude clouds? How can we represent Antarctic Clouds within climate models?

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This Season ICEBELL Aircraft measurements of sea ice coincident with ship measurements Scanning laser altimeter fitted Offcap Measurements of cross Peninsular flow Aircraft and ground based measurements Cloud measurements

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Future work Arctic studies Combined ground based and aircraft measurements of aerosols and clouds. Using BAS Twin Otter and NERC BA 146 Aerosol inlet fitted to Twin Otter.