Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim; Windmiller, Julia; Schmithüsen, Holger (2026): Radiosonde level 1 measurements in NetCDF format gathered during Polarstern cruise PS147 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988256 (DOI registration in progress), In: Köhler, Laura; Bosser, Pierre; Herber, Andreas; Müller, Tim; Schmithüsen, Holger; Windmiller, Julia: Atmospheric measurements gathered during Polarstern cruise PS147 [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.992628 (dataset in review)
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Published: 2026-02-26
Abstract:
The ship campaign PS147 (Atlantic Transit) with the German research vessel Polarstern took place from 12 March to 14 April 2025. The transit proceeded from Stanley, Falkland Islands, to Bremerhaven, Germany, with a stopover in Mindelo, Cape Verde, dividing the campaign into two sections, PS147/1 and PS147/2. During the voyage, several climate zones were crossed, including the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Here, we present level 1 (according to the NASA data processing level definition) radiosonde data including temperature, dew point temperature, relative humidity, mixing ratio, wind speed and direction as function of start time and flight time for each sounding. These data form part of a series of standardized datasets of atmospheric observations collected during the PS147 campaign.
Related to:
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (2017): Polar Research and Supply Vessel POLARSTERN operated by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute. Journal of large-scale research facilities JLSRF, 3, A119, https://doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-3-163
Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim; Windmiller, Julia; Schmithüsen, Holger (2026): Radiosonde level 2 measurements in NetCDF format gathered during Polarstern cruise PS147 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988257
Source:
Schmithüsen, Holger; Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim (2026): Radiosonde raw data measured during POLARSTERN cruise PS147/1, links to files [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989541
Schmithüsen, Holger; Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim (2026): Radiosonde raw data measured during POLARSTERN cruise PS147/2, links to files [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989542
Other version:
Schmithüsen, Holger; Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim (2026): Radiosonde measurements during POLARSTERN cruise PS147/1 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.989589
Schmithüsen, Holger; Köhler, Laura; Müller, Tim (2026): Radiosonde measurements during POLARSTERN cruise PS147/2 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.989588
References:
Köhler, Laura (2025): GitHub - LauraKoehler/ps147_processing: Atmospheric data processing of the Polarstern PS147 ship campaign (Version v1.0.0) [Computer software] [software]. https://github.com/LauraKoehler/ps147_processing
Köhler, Laura (2025): shipspy (Version 1.1.0) [Computer software]. https://github.com/shipspy-development/shipspy
Project(s):
Funding:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AWI_PS147_00: PAMOS
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 1.018131 * Median Longitude: -26.316378 * South-bound Latitude: -49.905550 * West-bound Longitude: -56.651430 * North-bound Latitude: 53.414350 * East-bound Longitude: 4.778320
Date/Time Start: 2025-03-13T11:14:39 * Date/Time End: 2025-04-13T10:56:47
Event(s):
PS147/1_43907 * Latitude: -49.905550 * Longitude: -56.651430 * Date/Time: 2025-03-13T11:14:39 * Campaign: PS147/1 (BATHY-LTO) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
PS147/1_43908 * Latitude: -45.717530 * Longitude: -54.634100 * Date/Time: 2025-03-14T10:54:22 * Campaign: PS147/1 (BATHY-LTO) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
PS147/1_43909 * Latitude: -41.919490 * Longitude: -52.682690 * Date/Time: 2025-03-15T10:54:41 * Campaign: PS147/1 (BATHY-LTO) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | netCDF file | netCDF | Köhler, Laura | |||
| 2 | netCDF file (Media Type) | netCDF (Type) | Köhler, Laura | |||
| 3 | netCDF file (File Size) | netCDF (Size) | Bytes | Köhler, Laura | ||
| 4 | File content | Content | Köhler, Laura | |||
| 5 | Documentation file | DOCS | Köhler, Laura | extracted with ncdump |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 2 (ProcLevel2)
Size:
3 data points