VOCALS Open Ocean: Science and Logistics

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VOCALS Open Ocean: Science and Logistics Robert Wood, University of Washington on behalf of the VOCALS Scientific Working Group

Cold SSTs, coastal upwelling Cloud-topped ABLs Influenced by and influential on remote climates (ENSO) Poorly simulated by atmosphere-ocean GCMs Unresolved issues in heat and nutrient budgets Important links between clouds and aerosol

ISCCP inferred St/Sc amount SST anomaly from zonal mean highly reflective low clouds ISCCP inferred St/Sc amount [%] 0 20 40 60 80

Annual-mean SST biases in CCSM3 1990 control run (Collins et al. 2005)

Issues in ocean transports (20S 85W) Weller 2001 2002 2003 Annual-mean heat flux into ocean ~ 30 W m-2 at 1500 km offshore under persistent low cloud! How is this net warming at the surface balanced by ocean heat transports?

Mesoscale ocean eddies? Bandpassed satellite-derived sea-surface height and temperature meridionally averaged from 18-22°S. Note anomalies propagating westward at 5-10 cm s-1 (S-P Xie).

Cloud and MBL issues Sharp transitions between overcast stratocumulus and open cellular convection Pockets of open cells (POCs) form spontaneously – prefer to form in clean clouds

Structural properties of precipitating stratocumulus z=1km 50% of the accumulated precipitation comes from rain rates > 9 mm day-1, but originates from only 3% of the area

Can drizzle affect MBL dynamics?

Open cells associated with drizzle (EPIC 2001) Visible Satellite Open Cells Closed Cells Ship Radar

POCs prefer to form at night

POCs form in clean clouds BTD Low Nd High Nd 03:00 local, Oct 18

Aerosol issues in SEP SO2 from volcanoes Locations and strengths of sources of natural and anthropogenic aerosols and precursors Regional distribution of aerosol. Relative contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources Effects of aerosol on micro and macrophysical cloud properties SO2 from smelters Dust DMS, biogeochemistry

Cloud droplet concentration High droplet concentrations in near coastal clouds Ship aerosol measurements (November 2004) Cloud droplet concentration MODIS satellite measurements Image courtesy Jason Tomlinson, Texas A&M

Error in TOA net SW radiation (W m-2) caused by assumption of constant cloud droplet effective radius (here assumed to be 15 microns) Coastal clouds not reflective enough Remote clouds too reflective

particle diameter [m] 400 300 200 100 Na (D>0.1 m) [cm-3] POCs over ship 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.05 0.03 0.01 dN/dlogR [cm-3] accumulation mode particle diameter [m] Aitken mode day in November 2003

Diurnal subsidence waves Variable subsidence 18 0 6 12 18 Time (local) Fixed subsidence Garreaud and Muñoz (2004)

VOCALS-Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx) Science Goals AEROSOL-CLOUD-DRIZZLE GOALS Factors controlling the stratocumulus cloud thickness, cover, and optical properties over the SE Pacific COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE-LAND GOALS Physical and chemical links between the topography, coastal oceanic upwelling and the marine boundary layer

AEROSOL-CLOUD-DRIZZLE GOALS Determining the impact of the physicochemical properties of aerosols upon the formation of drizzle in stratocumulus clouds over the SE Pacific. Examining the role of drizzle in the formation of pockets of open cells (POCs) within stratocumulus clouds. Determining the importance of anthropogenic and natural sources of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Assessing whether coalescence scavenging is necessary to maintain POCs.

COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE-LAND GOALS Examining the mechanisms by which heat and fresh water are transported from coastally upwelled water to regions further offshore. Studying links between coastal upwelling, upper ocean biogeochemistry, and the atmospheric sulfur budget. Improving understanding of how diurnal subsidence waves originating on the Andes slopes propagate over the SE Pacific Ocean.