Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDE) - IOP
Instrument Categories: Radiometric, Atmospheric Profiling
General Overview
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The balloon-borne sounding system (SONDE) provides in-situ measurements (vertical profiles) of both the thermodynamic state of the atmosphere, and the wind speed and direction.
IOPs Where the Instrument was Used
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
North Slope Alaska, November 2003 - February 2004
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
Southern Great Plains, November 2003 - February 2004
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
Tropical Western Pacific, November 2003 - February 2004
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
Southern Great Plains, July 14, 2002 through November 30, 2002
AIRS Validation Sonde Support
Tropical Western Pacific, July 14, 2002 through November 30, 2002
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase III
North Slope Alaska, Apr 19-Sep 5 2004
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase III
Southern Great Plains, Apr 2-Aug 10 2004
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase III
Tropical Western Pacific, Apr 1-Sep 29 2004
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase IV and V-NSA
North Slope Alaska, 2005-04-25 -- 2006-04-24
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase IV and V-SGP
Southern Great Plains, 2005-08-04 -- 2006-04-19
AIRS Validation Soundings Phase IV and V-TWP
Tropical Western Pacific, 2005-07-03 -- 2006-05-05
AIRS Water Vapor Experiment - Ground (AWEX-G)
Southern Great Plains, October 27 - November 16, 2003
AIRS validation IOP
North Slope Alaska, July 15, 2002 through Oct. 02
Boundary Layer Cloud IOP
North Slope Alaska, Jul 11-Aug 07 2005
CLASIC - Radiosonde Campaign
Southern Great Plains, 2007-06-01-- 2007-06-30
DigiCORA-III transition and AIRS preparation IOP
Southern Great Plains, July 2002
Fall 1997 Water Vapor IOP
Southern Great Plains, September 15 - October 5, 1997
Fall SCM/NBL IOP in Support of CASES-99
Southern Great Plains, October 1-31, 1999
Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment
North Slope Alaska, Sep 27-Oct 21 2004
RS-90 Transition IOP
Southern Great Plains, March 2001
Supplemental Sondes
Southern Great Plains, May - October 1999
Tropical Warm Pool - International Cloud Experiment (TWP-ICE)
Tropical Western Pacific, 2006-01-21 -- 2006-02-13
UAV Field Test IOP
Southern Great Plains, October 1993
WB57 Midlatitude Cirrus Cloud Experiment (WB57 MidCiX)
Southern Great Plains, Apr 14-May 15 2004
Water Vapor IOP
Southern Great Plains, September 10-30, 1996
Water Vapor IOP
Southern Great Plains, September 18 - October 8, 2000
Primary Measurements Taken
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
Mentor(s)
Richard Coulter
(630) 252-5833
rlcoulter@anl.gov
Michael Ritsche
associate
(630) 252-1554
mtritsche@anl.gov
Donna Holdridge
associate
(630) 252-5148
djholdridge@anl.gov