Anatomy of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 December 2019 and Its Impact on Land-Atmosphere Interactions over an Arid Region

Narendra Reddy Nelli, Marouane Temimi, Ricardo Fonseca, Diana Francis, Oleksandr Nesterov, Rachid Abida, Michael Weston, Anurag Kumar

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Abstract

The impact of 26 December 2019 annular solar eclipse (ASE) on meteorological conditions over the southeastern Arabian Peninsula is investigated. Observations sourced from the spinning enhanced visible and infrared imager (SEVIRI) and vertical temperature profiles measured by a microwave radiometer were used. The ASE, which began at 03:36:37.9 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), that is, 31 m 29.9 s after sunrise, left a significant imprint on the land surface temperature (LST). In particular, in some regions, the LST dropped by more than 4 °C, in comparison to the previous day. In situ soil properties, in particular soil texture, were also found to have modulated the effects of the ASE, with loamy soils experiencing higher heating/cooling rates than sandy soils. Finally, the analysis of atmospheric profiles indicated that the eclipse influenced the flow throughout the atmospheric boundary layer, with a stable layer that was 45-min longer and 90-m deeper compared with the preceding day.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9126854
Pages (from-to)1312-1316
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Annular solar eclipse (ASE)
  • arid region
  • microwave radiometer (MWR)
  • spinning enhanced visible and infrared imager (SEVIRI) land surface temperature (LST)

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