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Lüpkes, Christof; Hartmann, Jörg; Schmitt, Amelie U; Birnbaum, Gerit; Vihma, Timo; Michaelis, Janosch (2021): Airborne and dropsonde measurements in MCAOs during STABLE in March 2013 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936635

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Abstract:
The data set basically contains airborne and dropsonde measurements of the AWI-campaign “SpringTime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE) that were performed using the POLAR 5 research aircraft to observe the vertical structure of the lower troposphere and boundary layer modifications during marine cold-air outbreaks (MCAOs). Such MCAOs are typically characterized by advection of very cold air masses originating from the sea ice covered ocean over a relatively warm water surface and are thus often associated with strong atmospheric convection. In this data set, meteorological measurements from four days (4, 6, 7, and 26 March 2013) are included, all performed over the marginal sea ice zone and over the open ocean in the Fram Strait region north and west of Svalbard. All research flights of 5-6 hours duration started and ended at Longyearbyen airport, and the measurements provided here were conducted during aircraft vertical profiles and by dropsondes. The observations covered an area between about 78-85° N latitude and -5°-20° E longitude.
Both airborne and dropsonde data sets consist of highly-resolved measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind (for the airborne data only the horizontal wind). The airborne measurements were obtained by instruments installed in and at a turbulence nose-boom with a sampling rate of 100 Hz (pressure, temperature, wind) or 1 Hz (humidity). Pressure and wind components were measured with a five hole probe, temperature with a Pt100 resistance thermometer, and relative humidity with a dew point mirror. Global Position System (GPS) and Inertial Navigation System (INS) were used to derive height and position of the aircraft, where besides the GPS altitude also the more reliable pressure-based altitude is provided. The airborne data were adjusted to the time measured at the nose-boom and quality-controlled. All airborne measurements are provided with 100 Hz.
Dropsonde measurements were performed with Vaisala RD93 sondes (Vaisala, 2003; Ikonen 2010) equipped with temperature, pressure and humidity sensors, which operated at 2 Hz recording frequency. Wind, position, altitude, and the sonde's fall rate were derived via the GPS module with a recording frequency of 4 Hz. All dropsonde data were quality-processed using the Atmospheric Sounding Processing ENvironment software (ASPEN, version 3.4.6, see Martin & Suhr, 2021).
The data set is a supplement to Michaelis et al. (in review), who provide a much more detailed description on measurement accurracies, the individual quality-processing mechanisms, and on the quality of the data. They also give a brief overview on the characteristics of the MCAOs based on the quality-processed data. In addition, Tetzlaff et al. (2014) and Tetzlaff (2016) performed several analyses of the observed MCAOs based on this data, but without using ASPEN for the quality-processing of the dropsonde data. Differences are also explained in Michaelis et al. (in prep.). Finally, Hartmann et al. (2018) provide more details on the quality of the airborne measurements including the determination of related measurement accurracies.
Keyword(s):
airborne measurements; atmosphere-ocean interaction; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric convection; cold-air outbreak; dropsonde measurements; Fram Strait; marginal ice zone; Polar 5; Sea ice; Svalbard; turbulence; Whaler's Bay Polynya
Supplement to:
Michaelis, Janosch; Schmitt, Amelie U; Lüpkes, Christof; Hartmann, Jörg; Birnbaum, Gerit; Vihma, Timo (2022): Observations of marine cold-air outbreaks: a comprehensive data set of airborne and dropsonde measurements from the Springtime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE). Earth System Science Data, 14(4), 1621-1637, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1621-2022
Related to:
Hartmann, Jörg; Gehrmann, Martin; Kohnert, Katrin; Metzger, Stefan; Sachs, Torsten (2018): New calibration procedures for airborne turbulence measurements and accuracy of the methane fluxes during the AirMeth campaigns. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11(7), 4567-4581, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-4567-2018
Ikonen, I; Demetriades, N W S; Holle, R L (2010): Vaisala dropsondes: History, status, and applications. in: 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Tucson, Arizona, 10-14 May 2010, https://ams.confex.com/ams/29Hurricanes/webprogram/Paper168031.html
Martin, C; Suhr, I: NCAR/EOL Atmospheric Sounding Processing ENvironment (ASPEN) software, Version 3.4.6. Accessed on: 20 July 2021, https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/aspen
Tetzlaff, Amelie (2016): Convective processes in the polar atmospheric boundary layer: a study based on measurements and modeling [dissertation]. University of Bremen, Germany, 136 pp, urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00105016-14
Tetzlaff, Amelie; Lüpkes, Christof; Birnbaum, Gerit; Hartmann, Jörg; Nygard, T; Vihma, Timo (2014): Brief Communication: Trends in sea ice extent north of Svalbard and its impact on cold air outbreaks as observed in spring 2013. The Cryosphere, 8(5), 1757-1762, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1757-2014
Further details:
Data description MCAOs STABLE2013
Project(s):
Arctic Amplification (AC3)
Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI (AWI_Meteo)
Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas (SPP1158)
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. 171803021: Representation of the convective atmospheric boundary layer during cold-air outbreaks in regional models: a joined study based on observations, Large Eddy Simulation and mesoscale modelling
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 268020496: TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 80.463301 * Median Longitude: 5.133667 * South-bound Latitude: 77.965996 * West-bound Longitude: -2.051717 * North-bound Latitude: 84.060341 * East-bound Longitude: 19.984173
Date/Time Start: 2013-03-04T12:03:32 * Date/Time End: 2013-03-26T15:32:13
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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  1. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130304-D1_151939. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936612
  2. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130304-D2_153119. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936613
  3. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130304-D3_154208. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936614
  4. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130304-D4_155317. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936615
  5. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130304-D5_160455. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936616
  6. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130304_T1 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936639
  7. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130304_T2 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936645
  8. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130304_T3 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936646
  9. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130304_T4 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936647
  10. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130304_T5 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936648
  11. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130304_T6 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936650
  12. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130304_T7 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936651
  13. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130306-D1_151627. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936617
  14. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130306-D2_152803. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936618
  15. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130306-D3_153803. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936619
  16. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130306-D4_154905. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936620
  17. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130306-D5_160645. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936621
  18. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130306_T1 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936655
  19. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130306_T2 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936656
  20. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130306_T3 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936660
  21. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130306_T4 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936661
  22. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130306_T5 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936663
  23. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the descending profile 20130306_T6 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936664
  24. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130306_T7 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936665
  25. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130307-D1_150642. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936622
  26. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130307-D2_151752. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936623
  27. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130307-D3_154647. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936624
  28. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity during the ascending profile 20130307_T1 with POLAR 5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936666
  29. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D1_115403. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936625
  30. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D2_141332. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936626
  31. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D3_143010. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936627
  32. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D4_144221. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936628
  33. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D5_145217. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936629
  34. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D6_150127. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936630
  35. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D7_151024. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936631
  36. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D8_151804. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936632
  37. Lüpkes, C; Hartmann, J; Schmitt, AU et al. (2021): Measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity by dropsonde 20130326-D9_152729. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936633