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Kahl et al. 1997
Kahl, J.D.W., Martinez, D.A., Kuhns, H., Davidson, C.I., Jaffrezo, J. and Harris, J.M. (1997). Air mass trajectories to Summit, Greenland: A 44-year climatology and some episodic events. Journal of Geophysical Research 102: doi: 10.1029/97JC00296. issn: 0148-0227.

The seasonal variation in atmospheric transport patterns to Summit, Greenland, is examined using a 44-year record of daily, 10-day, isobaric back trajectories at the 500-hPa level. Over 24,000 modeled trajectories are aggregated into distinct patterns using cluster analysis. Ten-day trajectories reaching Summit are longest during winter, with 67% extending upwind (westward) as far back as Asia or Europe. Trajectories are shortest during summer, with 46% having 10-day origins over North America. During all seasons a small percentage (3--7%) of trajectories originate in west Asia/Europe and follow a meridional path over the Arctic Ocean before approaching Summit from the northwest. Trajectories at the 700-hPa level tend to be shorter than at 500 hPa, with many of the 700-hPa trajectories from North America tracking over the North Atlantic and approaching Summit from the south. The long-range transport climatology for Summit is similar to a year-round climatology prepared for Dye 3, located 900 km to the south . An analysis of several aerosol species measured at Summit during summer 1994 reveals examples of the usefulness and also the limitations of using long-range air trajectories to interpret chemical data. ¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Polar meteorology, Global Change, Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Constituent sources and sinks
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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