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dc.contributor.authorRenfrew, Ian A.
dc.contributor.authorBarrell, C.
dc.contributor.authorElvidge, A.D.
dc.contributor.authorBrooke, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorDuscha, Christiane
dc.contributor.authorKing, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorKristiansen, Jørn
dc.contributor.authorCope, T. Lachlan
dc.contributor.authorMoore, George William Kent
dc.contributor.authorPickart, Robert S.
dc.contributor.authorReuder, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorSandu, I.
dc.contributor.authorSergeev, Denis
dc.contributor.authorTerpstra, Annick
dc.contributor.authorVåge, Kjetil
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T11:15:10Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T11:15:10Z
dc.date.created2021-01-20T11:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0035-9009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2761619
dc.description.abstractThe Iceland and Greenland Seas are a crucial region for the climate system, being the headwaters of the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Investigating the atmosphere–ocean–ice processes in this region often necessitates the use of meteorological reanalyses—a representation of the atmospheric state based on the assimilation of observations into a numerical weather prediction system. Knowing the quality of reanalysis products is vital for their proper use. Here we evaluate the surface-layer meteorology and surface turbulent fluxes in winter and spring for the latest reanalysis from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, i.e., ERA5. In situ observations from a meteorological buoy, a research vessel, and a research aircraft during the Iceland–Greenland Seas Project provide unparalleled coverage of this climatically important region. The observations are independent of ERA5. They allow a comprehensive evaluation of the surface meteorology and fluxes of these subpolar seas and, for the first time, a specific focus on the marginal ice zone. Over the ice-free ocean, ERA5 generally compares well to the observations of surface-layer meteorology and turbulent fluxes. However, over the marginal ice zone, the correspondence is noticeably less accurate: for example, the root-mean-square errors are significantly higher for surface temperature, wind speed, and surface sensible heat flux. The primary reason for the difference in reanalysis quality is an overly smooth sea-ice distribution in the surface boundary conditions used in ERA5. Particularly over the marginal ice zone, unrepresented variability and uncertainties in how to parameterize surface exchange compromise the quality of the reanalyses. A parallel evaluation of higher-resolution forecast fields from the Met Office's Unified Model corroborates these findings.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAn evaluation of surface meteorology and fluxes over the Iceland and Greenland Seas in ERA5 reanalysis: The impact of sea ice distributionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Authors.en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode2
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/qj.3941
dc.identifier.cristin1875308
dc.source.journalQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Societyen_US
dc.source.pagenumber691-712en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 227777en_US
dc.identifier.citationQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2021, 147 (734), 691-712.en_US
dc.source.volume147en_US
dc.source.issue734en_US


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