Upper air soundings during POLARSTERN cruise PS101 (ARK-XXX/3)

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 abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: König-Langlo, Gert
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2016
Subjects:
AWI_Meteo
Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI
Arctic
Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung
Reports on Polar and Marine Research
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.868333
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868333
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Summary: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, BUFR) 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.

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