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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 35,
L14811,
6 PP., 2008
doi:10.1029/2008GL034151
Study on impact of the South Asian summer monsoon on the down-valley wind on the northern slope of Mt. Everest
LAPC and LAOR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
LAPC and LAOR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Tibet Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
LAPC and LAOR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
LAPC and LAOR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Based on the observational data from the HEST2006 campaign in the Rongbuk Valley on the northern slope of Mt. Everest, in June, 2006, the variation of surface wind in the Rongbuk Valley and possible impact of the South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) on the surface wind are analyzed. During the observation campaign, SASM experienced a break stage and an active stage in middle and late June, 2006, respectively. The surface wind variation measured in the Rongbuk Valley is closely related to the SASM evolution, with a strong down-valley wind coinciding with the break stage of SASM and a weak down-valley wind with the active stage. It is suggested that the impact of SASM on the surface wind on the northern slope of Mt. Everest can be attributed to change of radiation conditions.
Received 27 March 2008; accepted 5 June 2008; published 26 July 2008.
Citation: (2008), Study on impact of the South Asian summer monsoon on the down-valley wind on the northern slope of Mt. Everest, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L14811, doi:10.1029/2008GL034151.
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