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Harris & Kahl 1994
Harris, J.M. and Kahl, J.D.W. (1994). Analysis of 10-day isentropic flow patterns for Barrow, Alaska: 1985–1992. Journal of Geophysical Research 99: doi: 10.1029/94JD02324. issn: 0148-0227.

Atmospheric transport patterns to Barrow, Alaska, during 1985--1992 were investigated using a newly developed isentropic air trajectory model. The new model features a layer-averaged mode that is activated whenever an air parcel traveling isentropically approaches the Earth's surface. A dynamic preprocessing program ensures that trajectories always arrive at a constant, predetermined altitude. Ten-day back trajectories arriving twice daily at 500, 1500, and 3000 m above sea level revealed no long-term trends in flow patterns during the 8-year period. Frequency of transport type was fairly stable from year to year, except in the anomalously warm year of 1989 when increased numbers of trajectories from the Aleutian region were observed. During the Arctic haze season, trajectories suggest that transport of pollution from north central Russia occurs near the surface (about 20% frequency), whereas that from northern Europe occurs at higher elevations (about 10% frequency). ¿American Geophysical Union 1994

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Polar meteorology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, General circulation, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—composition and chemistry, Information Related to Geographic Region, Arctic region
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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