The 5th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

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DECADAL-SCALE VARIABILITY IN LONG-RANGE ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT TO THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET

Jonathan D. Kahl, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Galbraith

A 44-year data set of 10-day air trajectories arriving at the crest of the Greenland Ice Sheet has been analyzed for trends in source regions and transport pathways. Using a modified 'residence time' technique in which trajectory-hours over specific regions were tallied, we observe well-defined cycles in transport from specific regions. These cycles have periods ranging from 5-15 years, and appear to be correlated with large-scale circulation indices such as the NAO. The transport time series are also compared to seasonally-resolved species within the Greenland core during the same time period

The 5th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography