The coldest places in Hawaii: The ice-preserving microclimates of high-altitude craters and caves on tropical island volcanoes
- Author:
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Schorghofer, Norbert, Businger, Steven, Leopold, Matthias
- Title:
- The coldest places in Hawaii: The ice-preserving microclimates of high-altitude craters and caves on tropical island volcanoes
- Periodical:
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- Online Early Release
- Subject:
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Climate
Meteological data Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
Microclimates
Ice
Permafrost
Caves
- Summary:
- Permafrost and perennial cave ice are preserved in Hawaii due to microclimates. Perennial ice is found beneath even warmer environments in lava tube caves. Considering the effect of recent climate warming and the buoyancy of humid air, cold air that flowed down the lava tubes in winter nights, combined with sublimation cooling, is still a plausible explanation for the perennial ice ponds found there.
- Label:
- Weather & Climate
- URL:
- https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0238.1
- Date:
- 2018
- Collection:
- Periodicals