Uncertainty in radiosonde measurements of temperature and relative humidity estimated from dual-sonde soundings made during the September 1996 ARM Water Vapor IOP
Studies of radiosonde accuracy have tended to involve intercomparisons among different radiosonde types. One goal of these intercomparisons has been to quantify biases or other systematic errors related to the kinds of sensors employed. Little apparent attention has been paid, however, to the operational uncertainty associated with a single sensor type. The US Department of Energy`s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program has used a single radiosonde type since beginning field operations in 1992 at its Cloud and Radiation Testbed (CART) site. Because of the dependence of ARM Science Team experiments on measurements of the atmospheric state, considerable interest exists within the program in quantifying the uncertainty associated with radiosonde measurements. The September 1996 Water Vapor Intensive Operations Period (WVIOP) provided an excellent opportunity to investigate further the operational performance of the radiosondes used by ARM.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 564131
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ER/CP-93862; CONF-980121-; ON: DE98050095; TRN: AHC29804%%75
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 78. American Meteorological Society annual meeting, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 11-16 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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