Accuracy of Modelled Stratospheric Temperatures in the Winter Arctic Vortex from Infra Red Montgolfier Long Duration Balloon Measurements

• Main Authors: Knudson, B. M., Pommereau, J.-P., Denis, L., Einaudi, Franco, Durand, M., Nunes-Pinharanda, M., Letrenne, G., Newman, P. A., Cseresnjes, M., Garnier, A.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Geophysics; Arctic; Montgolfier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010031664

The temperature of the stratosphere has been measured in the Arctic vortex every 9-10 minutes along the trajectory of four Infra Red Montgolfier long duration balloons flown for 7 to 22 days during the winters of 1997 and 1999. From a number of comparisons to independent sensors, the accuracy of the...