南岳高山站1953—2010年风的气候特征分析

利用1953--2010年南岳高山站风观测资料,采用趋势分析、矢量分解、小波分析及M-K突变分析等方法,分析了南岳站风的气候变化特征。结果表明：（1）南岳山盛行风具有明显的季节变化,春夏盛行西南风,秋冬盛行北风。（2）年平均风速呈显著减弱趋势,减小速率为-0．25m·^-1／10年,四季中夏季变率最大,冬季变率最小,夏、冬季分别从20世纪70年代后期和80年代后期开始风速发生了明显减弱。风矢量分解后显示,经、纬向风速均呈减弱趋势,经向风速的减小速率远大于纬向,南、北风分量风速都在减弱,北风分量风速减小速率明显大于南风分量,西、南风分量仅在夏季显著减弱,而北风分量在春、秋、冬季都呈显著减弱趋势。分析还发现,南岳山风场年代际变化特征显著,年以及冬季平均风速16年周期振荡在20世纪90年代后发生了明显转折,与同时期的大气环流变化趋势基本一致。     

Some Characteristics of the Surface Boundary Layer of a Strong Cold Air Process over Southern China

In southern China,cold air is a common weather process during the winter season;it can cause strong wind,sharp temperature decreases,and even the snow or freezing rain events.However,the features of the atmospheric boundary layer during cold air passage are not clearly understood due to the lack of comprehensive observation data,especially regarding turbulence.In this study,four-layer gradient meteorological observation data and one-layer,10-Hz ultrasonic anemometer-thermometer monitoring data from the northern side of Poyang Lake were employed to study the main features of the surface boundary layer during a strong cold-air passage over southern China.The results show that,with the passage of a cold air front,the wind speed exhibits low-frequency variations and that the wind systematically descends.During the strong wind period,the wind speed increases with height in the surface layer.Regular gust packets are superimposed on the basic strong wind flow.Before the passage of cold air,the wind gusts exhibit a coherent structure.The wind and turbulent momentum fluxes are small,although the gusty wind momentum flux is slightly larger than the turbulent momentum flux.However,during the invasion of cold air,both the gusty wind and turbulent momentum fluxes increase rapidly with wind speed,and the turbulent momentum flux is larger than the gusty wind momentum flux during the strong wind period.After the cold air invasion,this structure almost disappears.     

Long-Term Variability of the Wind Field over the Indian Ocean Based on ERA-Interim Reanalysis

A detailed study of long-term variability of winds using 30 years of data from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts global reanalysis (ERA-Interim) over the Indian Ocean has been carried out by partitioning the Indian Ocean into six zones based on local wind extrema. The trend of mean annual wind speed averaged over each zone shows a significant increase in the equatorial region, the Southern Ocean, and the southern part of the trade winds. This indicates that the Southern Ocean winds and the southeast trade winds are becoming stronger. However, the trend for the Bay of Bengal is negative, which might be caused by a weakening of the monsoon winds and northeast trade winds. Maximum interannual variability occurs in the Arabian Sea due to monsoon activity; a minimum is observed in the subtropical region because of the divergence of winds. Wind speed variations in all zones are weakly correlated with the Dipole Mode Index (DMI). However, the equatorial Indian Ocean, the southern part of the trade winds, and subtropical zones show a relatively strong positive correlation with the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), indicating that the SOI has a zonal influence on wind speed in the Indian Ocean. Monsoon winds have a decreasing trend in the northern Indian Ocean, indicating monsoon weakening, and an increasing trend in the equatorial region because of enhancement of the westerlies. The negative trend observed during the non-monsoon period could be a result of weakening of the northeast trade winds over the past few decades. The mean flux of kinetic energy of wind (FKEW) reaches a minimum of about 100?W?m^?2 in the equatorial region and a maximum of about 1500?W?m^?2 in the Southern Ocean. The seasonal variability of FKEW is large, about 1600?W?m^?2, along the coast of Somalia in the northern Indian Ocean. The maximum monthly variability of the FKEW field averaged over each zone occurs during boreal summer. During the onset and withdrawal of monsoon, FKEW is as low as 50?W?m^?2. The Southern Ocean has a large variation of about 1280?W?m^?2 because of strong westerlies throughout the year.     

1960-2009年辽宁冬季风寒温度时空变化特征

基于1960-2009年辽宁省52个气象站气象资料,采用风寒温度计算公式和适合辽宁地区的分级标准并分类,得出50 a历年各类别风寒温度日数。使用旋转经验正交分解法（REOF）,分别针对各类别风寒温度日数进行区域划分,并分析了其空间分布和变化趋势。结果表明：辽宁省可按4个风寒温度类别分别分区,凉爽至轻度风寒可分为4个区域,而轻度、中度及重度风寒可分为3个区域;辽宁省辽东半岛五个地市所在地理区域为易患风寒日数最少的地域,辽宁北部、东北部五个地市为易患风寒日数最多的地域;辽宁地区各风寒类别所在划分区域的日数变化相位基本一致;年平均易患风寒日数总体变化趋势是在1986年发生一次突变,在1960-1985年相对偏多,1986-2009年相对偏少。     

1986-2005年抚顺大风特征分析及预报

选取1986-2005年抚顺地区3个测站地面自记风资料,探讨抚顺地区大风的时空分布规律。结果表明：近20a抚顺地区大风有多个高值年和低值年,平均7—8a为1个波段,2002年后大风日数明显减少。春季大风最多,冬季最少。根据环流形势特征,将大风分为两高夹低型、东高西低型、西高东低型和中小尺度型4种天气环流类型。建立了偏南大风、偏北大风和中小尺度型大风的预报指标和预报方法,为大风预报提供依据。选取2001-2005年40次大风观测数据进行预报效果检验．预报正确率为62％,检验效果较好。     

Seasonal Characteristics of Surface Radiation Fluxes on the East Rongbuk Glacier in the Mt. Everest Region

Ground-based measurements are essential for understanding alpine glacier dynamics, especially in remote regions where in-situ measurements are extremely limited. From 1 May to 22 July 2005 (the spring-summer period), and from 2 October 2007 to 20 January 2008 (the autumn-winter period), surface radiation as well as meteorological variables were measured over the accumulation zone on the East Rongbuk Glacier of Mt. Qomolangma/Everest at an elevation of 6560 m a.s.l. by using an automatic weather station (AWS). The results show that surface meteorological and radiative characteristics were controlled by two major synoptic circulation regimes: the southwesterly Indian monsoon regime in summer and the westerlies in winter. At the AWS site on the East Rongbuk Glacier, north or northwest winds prevailed with high wind speed (up to 35 m s-1 in January) in winter while south or southeast winds predominated after the onset of the southwesterly Indian monsoon with relatively low wind speed in summer. Intensity of incoming shortwave radiation was extremely high due to the high elevation, multiple reflections between the snow/ice surface and clouds, and the high reflective surrounding surface. These factors also caused the observed 10-min mean solar radiation fluxes around local noon to be frequently higher than the solar constant from May to July 2005. The mean surface albedo ranged from 0.72 during the spring-summer period to 0.69 during the autumn-winter period. The atmospheric incoming longwave radiation was greatly affected by the cloud condition and atmospheric moisture content. The overall impact of clouds on the net all-wave radiation balance was negative in the Mt. Qomolangma region. The daily mean net all-wave radiation was positive during the entire spring-summer period and mostly positive during the autumn-winter period except for a few overcast days. On monthly basis, the net all-wave radiation was always positive.     

一维热扩散湖模式在太湖的应用研究

利用在太湖获得的2010年8月11-28日的观测资料研究了一维热扩散湖模式在太湖的适用性,通过对比模拟进一步研究了影响太湖湖表温度模拟的主要因子。该湖模式对太湖最初的模拟结果并不理想,模拟的湖表面温度与观测有较大的系统性偏差,温度的日变化幅度与观测相比也偏小。通过分析该模式对太湖的模拟效果不理想的可能原因,针对太湖的生态环境和污染情况,设计了18个测试参数的敏感性试验,从敏感性试验的结果分析得到,适用于太湖的、依赖于湖泊类型的3个参数应做如下修改:消光系数（η₀）应放大3倍,湖泊表层吸收的太阳辐射系数（β）应取0.8,粗糙长度（z₀）采用公式计算得到。用新得到的适用于太湖的3个参数,模拟得到的结果与最初的模拟结果和观测资料对比,发现采用新的参数后,模拟结果比最初的模拟结果有了很大的改进,模拟的湖表温度基本接近观测,模拟的湖水垂直剖面时间序列图也跟观测吻合得较好,随之的感热、潜热通量的模拟也都与观测接近。最后,对输入湖模式的主要大气参量（太阳辐射、2 m气温及风场）±10%的误差引起的模式模拟的湖表面温度误差进行分析,结果表明该湖模式对大气强迫场的误差敏感度不高;相比之下,模拟结果对风场敏感性最小,对辐射和气温的敏感度相当。     

2015—2017年唐山市PM2.5重污染生消气象条件分析

利用2015—2017年唐山市空气质量日空气质量指数、小时PM_2.5浓度和气象数据,分析了唐山市重污染特征及PM_2.5重污染生成、消散气象条件。结果表明：2015—2017年唐山市重污染天数为减少趋势,年平均重污染天数36 d。冬季发生重污染天数最多,秋季次之。重污染天气中首要污染物为PM_2.5、PM₁₀和O₃,PM_2.5为首要污染物占比87%,PM₁₀占比6%,O₃占比7%。小时PM_2.5浓度与相对湿度、总云量、24 h变温正相关,与风速、气温、风向、1 h降水负相关。冬季相关性最好,其次是秋季和春季。90%PM_2.5重污染相对湿度均为50%以上,冬季和秋季高达98%;风速大于4 m·s^-1时,有0.7%的PM_2.5达到重污染;降水对PM_2.5有一定清除作用。升温、湿度增加和负变压有助于污染天气形成,生成过程中平均风速为1.8 m·s^-1,主导风向为SW,其次是S、W。降温、湿度下降、正变压、降水有助于污染天气消散,消散过程中平均风速为3.1 m·s^-1,主导风向为E,其次是NE、N。各方位3 m·s^-1的风具有清除能力,偏北风具有较好清除能力,风速较其他方向风速小。     

1986－2006年抚顺大风特征分析及预报

选取1986－2006年抚顺地区3个测站地面自记风资料,探讨抚顺地区大风的时空分布规律。结果表明：近20 a抚顺地区大风有多个高值年和低值年,平均7－8年为1个波段,2002年后大风日数明显减少。春季大风最多,冬季最少。根据环流形势特征,将大风分为两高夹低型、东高西低型、西高东低型和中小尺度型4种天气环流类型。建立了偏南大风、偏北大风和中小尺度型大风的预报指标和预报方法,为大风预报提供依据。选取2001－2006年40次大风观测数据进行预报效果检验,预报正确率为62％,检验效果较好。     

祁连山老虎沟12号冰川近地层微气象特征分析

利用2009年9月1日-2010年8月31日祁连山老虎沟12号冰川海拔4 550m气象观测资料,分析并讨论了气温、降水、比湿、气压、风速、风向、总辐射、感热和潜热通量的变化特征。结果表明,在冰川下垫面影响下,气温的逐时变化呈现出升温比降温要快,但季节变化则相反,气温变化的位相比风速要超前;降水主要集中在5～9月,占全年降水的68.1%;冬季平均风速最大,夏季最小,春季高于秋季,春、秋季冰川风的强度要大于谷风,夏季则相反,冬季冰川风占绝对主导地位,且冰川风对地气间的能量交换有重要影响;全年感热通量日平均值大部分都为正值,而潜热通量基本都为负值,在气温较高、风速较大的情况下二者均有明显的增加;夏季感热和潜热通量的绝对值都比冬季要大。     

Surface ozone concentrations in Agra: links with the prevailing meteorological parameters

Measurements of surface ozone (O₃), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), oxides of nitrogen (NO_x=NO+NO₂) and meteorological parameters have been made at Agra (North Central India, 27°10??N, 78°05??E) in post monsoon and winter season. The diurnal variation in O₃ concentration shows daytime in situ photochemical production with diurnal maximum in noon hours ranging from 51 to 54 ppb in post monsoon and from 76 to 82 ppb in winter, while minimum (16?C24 ppb) during nighttime and early morning hours. Average 8-h O₃ concentration varied from 12.4 to 83.9 ppb. The relationship between meteorological parameters (solar radiation intensity, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction) and surface O₃ variability was studied using principal component analysis (PCA), multiple linear regression (MLR) and correlation analysis (CA). PCA and MLR of daily mean O₃ concentrations on meteorological parameters explain up to 80 % of day to day ozone variability. Correlation with meteorology is strongly emphasized on days having strong solar radiation intensity and longer sunshine time.     

Changes in Wind Speed and Extremes in Beijing during 1960--2008 Based on Homogenized Observations

Daily observations of wind speed at 12 stations in the Greater Beijing Area during 1960–2008 were homogenized using the Multiple Analysis of Series for Homogenization method. The linear trends in the regional mean annual and seasonal (winter, spring, summer and autumn) wind speed series were-0.26,-0.39,-0.30,-0.12 and-0.22 m s-1 (10 yr)-1 , respectively. Winter showed the greatest magnitude in declining wind speed, followed by spring, autumn and summer. The annual and seasonal frequencies of wind speed extremes (days) also decreased, more prominently for winter than for the other seasons. The declining trends in wind speed and extremes were formed mainly by some rapid declines during the 1970s and 1980s. The maximum declining trend in wind speed occurred at Chaoyang (CY), a station within the central business district (CBD) of Beijing with the highest level of urbanization. The declining trends were in general smaller in magnitude away from the city center, except for the winter case in which the maximum declining trend shifted northeastward to rural Miyun (MY). The influence of urbanization on the annual wind speed was estimated to be about-0.05 m s-1 (10 yr)-1 during 1960–2008, accounting for around one fifth of the regional mean declining trend. The annual and seasonal geostrophic wind speeds around Beijing, based on daily mean sea level pressure (MSLP) from the ERA-40 reanalysis dataset, also exhibited decreasing trends, coincident with the results from site observations. A comparative analysis of the MSLP fields between 1966–1975 and 1992–2001 suggested that the influences of both the winter and summer monsoons on Beijing were weaker in the more recent of the two decades. It is suggested that the bulk of wind in Beijing is influenced considerably by urbanization, while changes in strong winds or wind speed extremes are prone to large-scale climate change in the region.     

2011年2月—2012年1月东南极高原辐射平衡观测研究

利用东南极高原熊猫-1自动气象站2011年2月—2012年1月观测的辐射资料和相关资料,对辐射分量和辐射平衡的季节变化进行了研究。结果表明,夏季是东南极高原获得太阳能的主要时段,总辐射通量夏季平均为365.0 W/m²,总量达到2752.1 MJ/m²,占全年总辐射量的58%。各个季节均能出现总辐射瞬时值大于大气顶水平总辐射,春季发生频率最高,冬季最小,总辐射平均日变化呈单峰型。大气长波辐射除夏季外,日变化不明显。冰雪面长波辐射除冬季外,各季节平均日变化呈明显的单峰单谷型。净辐射12月和1月为很小的正值,其他月份为负值。年平均净辐射为 -8.7 W/m²,表明地表相对于大气为冷源。该站的辐射平衡特征与其他南极内陆高原站相似,雪面具有强烈的辐射冷却效应,导致净辐射绝对值都小于下降风区。     

Are atmospheric biases responsible for the tropical Atlantic SST biases in the CNRM-CM5 coupled model?

In this study, the CNRM-CM5 model is shown to simulate too warm SSTs in the tropical Atlantic as most state-of-the-art CMIP5 models. The warm bias develops within 1 or 2 months in decadal experiments initialised in January using an observationally derived state. To better quantify the role of the atmospheric biases in initiating this warm SST bias, several sensitivity experiments have been performed. In a first set of experiments, the surface solar net heat flux sent to the ocean model is academically corrected over the southeastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. This correction locally reduces the warm SST bias by more than 50 % with some remote impacts over equatorial regions. In contrast, the solar heat flux correction has locally little impact on the spring cooling. A second set of experiments quantifies the role of surface winds, using a nudging technique. When applied in a narrow equatorial region, the wind correction mainly improves the SST annual cycle amplitude along the Equator. It promotes not only the spring cooling along the Equator in preconditioning the mixed-layer depth but also in the southeastern Atlantic along the African coast. These local and remote effects are attributed to the more realistic representation of the oceanic equatorial circulation, driven by corrected winds. These results are consistent with those reported by Wahl et al. (Clim Dyn 36:891–906, 2011) in a very similar study with the Kiel Climate Model. The solar and wind biases have comparable effects in their study, although the importance of off-equatorial winds is less clear in our study. Diagnosing the wind energy flux provides a physical understanding of the equatorial region. When combining the corrections of both the equatorial wind and the southeastern solar heat flux, no obvious feedback between them is evidenced. The present study also emphasizes the need to consider two time-scales, the annual mean and the seasonal cycle, as well as two regions, the equatorial and the southeastern Atlantic regions, to comprehensively address the Atlantic SST bias. As pointed out in Richter (Clim Dyn, doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1624-5, 2013), the need to improve the atmospheric component of the CNRM-CM model is emphasized, even though strong positive coupling feedbacks are highlighted.     

青藏高原地区NCEP新再分析地面通量资料的检验

利用1979—1998年地面气象站温度观测资料和1982年8月-1983年7月高原热源观测资料,检验了NCEP／DOE新再分析地面气温和地面辐射收支在青藏高原地区的偏差。比较表明,气温和地面辐射量新再分析值能反映实际年变化特征,但其温度值系统性偏低,偏低幅度随地区和季节而变化。由于其气温和地表温度偏低造成地表长波辐射和大气逆辐射系统性偏低;冬季积雪地区的地表吸收太阳辐射和净辐射新再分析值偏小;地面净长波、净短波和总的净辐射与实测的偏差比较小。分析发现,同化模式地形高度与地面气象站海拔高度的差异是造成气温新再分析与实测偏差的主要原因,冬季积雪区地表反照率新再分析值偏大是造成冬季地面净辐射偏小的因素,并加剧了冬季气温新再分析的偏差。其研究对改进气候模拟结果分析有一定的启发。     

洪泽湖地区强雷暴天气气候特征与雷达回波分析

利用洪泽站1980—2009年30年雷暴观测资料,结合2005-2009年天气实况资料和雷达回波图,对洪泽湖地区强雷暴时空分布特征、变化规律及其成因进行了分析。结果表明：洪泽湖地区年均强雷暴日8.0 d,高发季节为6 8月,高发时段是04 06时和1 4 1 6时,年强雷暴日数年代际表现出先下降后上升的趋势。统计表明强雷暴主要产生在低槽冷锋、北方冷涡、中低空切变（槽）线、副热带高压4种天气系统中,中、低空均存在西南暖湿急流,850 hPa温度露点差位于≤-3℃湿舌内。强雷暴回波特点是：回波前有较强的垂直风向、风速切变,VIL值长时间维持在35 kg·m^-2预示伴有暴雨灾害大气;出现大风前,VIL值常常有明显减小趋势。暴雨持续阶段其负闪密集区同40 dBz的强回波区有很好的对应关系。     

近40年南澳县大风特征分析

利用1970—2009年南澳县气象局地面气象观测站风向、风速记录资料进行统计分析。结果表明：近40 a南澳县年平均风速为3.7m/s,秋季最大,冬季次之,夏季最小;年平均最大风速为13.8m/s,春季最大,冬季次之,夏季最小;年平均大风日数为68 d,冬季最多,春季次之,夏季最少;近40 a来的年平均风速、平均最大风速和年大风日数均呈减少趋势;大风日数年内变化呈一峰一谷型;最多风向为ENE风向,NNE和NE风向位居第二,偏西风最少。     

Analysis of the wind field and heat budget in an alpine lake basin during summertime fair weather conditions

Summary ?Observational data collected in the Lake Tekapo hydro catchment of the Southern Alps in New Zealand are used to analyse the wind and temperature fields in the alpine lake basin during summertime fair weather conditions. Measurements from surface stations, pilot balloon and tethersonde soundings, Doppler sodar and an instrumented light aircraft provide evidence of multi-scale interacting wind systems, ranging from microscale slope winds to mesoscale coast-to-basin flows. Thermal forcing of the winds occurred due to differential heating as a consequence of orography and heterogeneous surface features, which is quantified by heat budget and pressure field analysis. The daytime vertical temperature structure was characterised by distinct layering. Features of particular interest are the formation of thermal internal boundary layers due to the lake-land discontinuity and the development of elevated mixed layers. The latter were generated by advective heating from the basin and valley sidewalls by slope winds and by a superimposed valley wind blowing from the basin over Lake Tekapo and up the tributary Godley Valley. Daytime heating in the basin and its tributary valleys caused the development of a strong horizontal temperature gradient between the basin atmosphere and that over the surrounding landscape, and hence the development of a mesoscale heat low over the basin. After noon, air from outside the basin started flowing over mountain saddles into the basin causing cooling in the lowest layers, whereas at ridge top height the horizontal air temperature gradient between inside and outside the basin continued to increase. In the early evening, a more massive intrusion of cold air caused rapid cooling and a transition to a rather uniform slightly stable stratification up to about 2000 m agl. The onset time of this rapid cooling varied about 1–2 h between observation sites and was probably triggered by the decay of up-slope winds inside the basin, which previously countered the intrusion of air over the surrounding ridges. The intrusion of air from outside the basin continued until about mid-night, when a northerly mountain wind from the Godley Valley became dominant. The results illustrate the extreme complexity that can be caused by the operation of thermal forcing processes at a wide range of spatial scales. Received June 25, 2001; Revised December 21, 2001     

Changes in wind speed over China during 1956–2004

Based on two observational data sets in China from 1956 to 2004, wind speed changes are analyzed. The annual mean wind speed (MWS), days of strong wind (SWDs), and maximum wind (MW) all show declining trends over broad areas of China. Only in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau and the regions from the Great Bend of the Yellow River southward to Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces wind speeds are not significantly reduced, but rather, in partial, these regions’ winds speeds are slightly increased. The regions with declining trends match the areas with relatively strong observed winds and the regions without significant declining trends match the areas with light observed winds. In the meantime, the regions with relatively strong winds correspond to areas of reduced days of SWDs. Trends for both increasing intensities and for the number of days of light winds both impact the installation of wind energy facilities. These may be advantageous to the development of wind energy in different regions. Urbanization, the change of anemometers, or relocation of stations are factors that are mildly responsible for the decreasing trend of MWS. The main reason for the decreasing trend is that under the background of global warming, the contrasts of the sea level pressure, and near-surface temperature between the Asian continent and the Pacific Ocean have become significantly smaller, and the east Asian trough has shifted eastward and northward, and has weakened as well. Both East Asian winter and summer monsoons are decreasing, and all of these impacts have resulted in declines of MWS in China.     

Energy balance of the intertidal zone of Western Hudson bay II: Ice‐dominated periods and seasonal patterns

Abstract

This study treats the energy balance during fast‐ice and floating‐ice conditions and examines overall seasonal patterns. The rate of ablation of the fast ice was controlled equally by net radiation and air temperature. The ratio of net/solar radiation increased 2.5 times during the ablation period owing to the decrease in ice albedo. Air temperature in the ablation zone was up to 8°C colder than that over the adjacent snow‐free terrestrial surface and remained near 0°Cfor the full ablation period. The sensible heat flux was small and downward (negative), whereas the evaporative heat flux was small and positive. Thus, the energy used in melting the ice was approximately equal to that provided by the net radiation. Above‐freezing air temperatures decreased the albedo through surface melting thus increasing net radiation. This combination of higher temperature and large net radiation was associated with offshore winds and resulted in large ablation relative to periods with colder onshore winds.

The floating‐ice period is one of great variability owing to changing ice conditions, variable current behaviour, tidal cycles and changing wind direction. The intertidal zone acts as a major heat sink, both early and late in the floating‐ice period. The turbulent heat fluxes were small and were either positive or negative. Nearly all of the energy from net radiation was used in melting ice and in warming tidal water during high tide and in warming the residual tidal ponds and in melting stranded ice rafts during low tide.

The overall study period, from May to September, included most of the season of positive radiation balance and above‐freezing temperatures. Winds were dominantly onshore in the first half of the period and equally onshore and offshore in the second half. Wind frequencies resembled longer term averages for other stations on James Bay and Hudson Bay. The ratio of net to solar radiation was at a maximum during the ice‐free period in August, whereas for adjacent terrestrial surfaces, it was largest at the summer solstice. Land‐sea breezes first developed in mid‐July and were influential in making offshore winds the dominant nocturnal regime. As a result, offshore winds were associated with small magnitudes of net radiation. Onshore winds were more than 5°C colder than those blowing offshore and their vapour pressure deficits were three times smaller. Convective heat fluxes were small for onshore winds and very small and usually negative for offshore winds. For all wind directions throughout the period, most of the available radiant energy was used to melt ice and to heat the sea water. This is a pattern similar to that of the ice‐covered or open sea and dissimilar to that of the adjacent terrestrial environment. It implies that the main energy‐balance transitions, during onshore airflow, occur at the high‐tide line.