Upper air soundings during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXIX/6 (AWECS) to the Antarctic in 2013

• Main Author: König-Langlo, Gert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2013
• Subjects: Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI AWI_Meteo; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.842810; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.842810

The upper air soundings are normally performed once a day to measure vertical profiles of air pressure, temperature, relative humidity and the wind vector. Helium filled balloons (TOTEX 600 g, 800 g) were used to carry Vaisala RS92-SGPW radiosondes. Whenever possible, the launches were performed about 10 UTC. Condensed measurements (TEMP Format FM-35) were transferred without delay into the Global Telecommunication System GTS were they contribute for the world wide weather forecasts. The profile data were taken every 5-10 seconds which result in a vertical profile resolution of about 25-50 meter. The profiles start at the helideck 10 m above sea level and terminate at the burst level of the balloons, normally at heights between 25 and 37 km.