Schmithüsen, Holger; Otte, Frank; Stöckle, Sonja (2026): Radiosonde raw data measured during POLARSTERN cruise PS140, links to files [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.989522 (DOI registration in progress), In: Schmithüsen, Holger: Radiosonde raw data measured during POLARSTERN cruises (PS110 et seq) [dataset publication series]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.989504 (dataset in review)
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Published: 2026-01-20
Abstract:
The meteorological observatory Polarstern continuously performs radiosoundings during times of ship operation. Typically, there is one launch to full altitude at 12 UTC every day. Additionally, there often is a launch with a smaller balloon for forecasting purposes (helicopter operations) around 6 UTC. All data published here is left "as recorded", no quality control was applied.
Other version:
Schmithüsen, Holger; Otte, Frank; Stöckle, Sonja: Radiosonde measurements during POLARSTERN cruise PS140 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.989566
Project(s):
Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI (AWI_Meteo)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -59.402915 * Median Longitude: 80.808028 * South-bound Latitude: -69.304000 * West-bound Longitude: 21.168000 * North-bound Latitude: -35.887000 * East-bound Longitude: 142.236000
Date/Time Start: 2023-11-29T10:55:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-01-28T22:55:00
Event(s):
PS140_43417 * Latitude: -35.887140 * Longitude: 21.167550 * Date/Time: 2023-11-29T10:55:09 * Campaign: PS140 (EASI-2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
PS140_43418 * Latitude: -38.904950 * Longitude: 27.304540 * Date/Time: 2023-11-30T10:59:05 * Campaign: PS140 (EASI-2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
PS140_43419 * Latitude: -39.873920 * Longitude: 29.513220 * Date/Time: 2023-12-01T10:55:40 * Campaign: PS140 (EASI-2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Radiosonde (RADIO)
Comment:
Data files were produced by a proprietary radiosounding system from Vaisala. The format is referred to as "mwx". Technically, the files are zip files comprising several xml-documents.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Schmithüsen, Holger | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Schmithüsen, Holger | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Schmithüsen, Holger | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Schmithüsen, Holger | Geocode | ||
| 5 | Binary Object (File Size) | Binary (Size) | Bytes | Schmithüsen, Holger | Radiosonde, Vaisala, DigiCora | |
| 6 | Binary Object | Binary | Schmithüsen, Holger | Radiosonde, Vaisala, DigiCora |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
71 data points
Data
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| 1 Event | 2 Date/Time | 3 Latitude | 4 Longitude | 5 Binary (Size) [Bytes] | 6 Binary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS140_43417 | 2023-11-29T10:55 | -35.887 | 21.168 | 12520930 | DBLK_20231129_105509.mwx |
| PS140_43418 | 2023-11-30T10:59 | -38.905 | 27.305 | 13008605 | DBLK_20231130_105905.mwx |
| PS140_43419 | 2023-12-01T10:55 | -39.874 | 29.513 | 13401778 | DBLK_20231201_105540.mwx |
| PS140_43420 | 2023-12-02T10:57 | -41.711 | 31.640 | 14131833 | DBLK_20231202_105756.mwx |
| PS140_43421 | 2023-12-03T11:01 | -42.821 | 36.801 | 13998253 | DBLK_20231203_110110.mwx |
| PS140_43422 | 2023-12-04T10:58 | -43.339 | 38.424 | 13924948 | DBLK_20231204_105838.mwx |
| PS140_43423 | 2023-12-05T11:03 | -46.826 | 42.490 | 12224356 | DBLK_20231205_110344.mwx |
| PS140_43424 | 2023-12-07T10:57 | -50.540 | 51.162 | 12296980 | DBLK_20231207_105733.mwx |
| PS140_43425 | 2023-12-08T10:57 | -52.754 | 55.731 | 13588693 | DBLK_20231208_105759.mwx |
| PS140_43426 | 2023-12-09T10:57 | -53.347 | 57.525 | 13809515 | DBLK_20231209_105727.mwx |
| PS140_43427 | 2023-12-10T11:00 | -53.905 | 59.216 | 12386067 | DBLK_20231210_110033.mwx |
| PS140_43428 | 2023-12-11T06:56 | -55.639 | 65.746 | 10429668 | DBLK_20231211_065652.mwx |
| PS140_43429 | 2023-12-11T10:57 | -55.614 | 65.640 | 13292124 | DBLK_20231211_105753.mwx |
| PS140_43430 | 2023-12-12T10:55 | -57.432 | 71.169 | 12456468 | DBLK_20231212_105550.mwx |
| PS140_43431 | 2023-12-13T10:59 | -59.126 | 75.983 | 12792075 | DBLK_20231213_105904.mwx |
| PS140_43432 | 2023-12-14T10:53 | -62.971 | 76.070 | 13330137 | DBLK_20231214_105354.mwx |
| PS140_43433 | 2023-12-15T10:55 | -64.689 | 76.368 | 14574298 | DBLK_20231215_105544.mwx |
| PS140_43434 | 2023-12-16T10:54 | -66.422 | 77.075 | 14234498 | DBLK_20231216_105453.mwx |
| PS140_43435 | 2023-12-17T03:50 | -68.490 | 77.592 | 9829676 | DBLK_20231217_035015.mwx |
| PS140_43436 | 2023-12-17T10:55 | -68.564 | 77.858 | 12742497 | DBLK_20231217_105559.mwx |
| PS140_43437 | 2023-12-18T03:57 | -68.562 | 77.899 | 9240361 | DBLK_20231218_035741.mwx |
| PS140_43438 | 2023-12-19T04:27 | -68.762 | 76.935 | 13486477 | DBLK_20231219_042751.mwx |
| PS140_43439 | 2023-12-19T11:01 | -68.940 | 77.324 | 13301567 | DBLK_20231219_110110.mwx |
| PS140_43440 | 2023-12-20T04:24 | -68.344 | 74.735 | 9438233 | DBLK_20231220_042406.mwx |
| PS140_43441 | 2023-12-20T10:56 | -68.238 | 74.478 | 14052629 | DBLK_20231220_105647.mwx |
| PS140_43442 | 2023-12-21T11:04 | -66.901 | 75.017 | 13622998 | DBLK_20231221_110432.mwx |
| PS140_43443 | 2023-12-22T10:58 | -67.233 | 73.156 | 13715609 | DBLK_20231222_105819.mwx |
| PS140_43444 | 2023-12-23T10:57 | -66.709 | 70.725 | 14343727 | DBLK_20231223_105745.mwx |
| PS140_43445 | 2023-12-24T11:09 | -68.058 | 69.741 | 12523115 | DBLK_20231224_110915.mwx |
| PS140_43446 | 2023-12-25T11:04 | -68.527 | 70.382 | 13377923 | DBLK_20231225_110447.mwx |
| PS140_43447 | 2023-12-26T06:43 | -68.516 | 70.282 | 9367496 | DBLK_20231226_064319.mwx |
| PS140_43448 | 2023-12-26T10:56 | -68.516 | 70.281 | 14498076 | DBLK_20231226_105606.mwx |
| PS140_43449 | 2023-12-27T10:57 | -68.208 | 72.599 | 13158074 | DBLK_20231227_105738.mwx |
| PS140_43450 | 2023-12-28T10:58 | -67.453 | 73.222 | 14159307 | DBLK_20231228_105819.mwx |
| PS140_43451 | 2023-12-29T07:30 | -68.528 | 72.899 | 9093190 | DBLK_20231229_073044.mwx |
| PS140_43452 | 2023-12-29T11:05 | -68.677 | 72.982 | 13316081 | DBLK_20231229_110517.mwx |
| PS140_43453 | 2023-12-30T11:01 | -69.293 | 74.971 | 13189829 | DBLK_20231230_110138.mwx |
| PS140_43454 | 2024-01-02T05:21 | -69.304 | 75.015 | 9361976 | DBLK_20240102_052143.mwx |
| PS140_43455 | 2024-01-02T10:58 | -68.922 | 75.329 | 12520214 | DBLK_20240102_105813.mwx |
| PS140_43456 | 2024-01-03T05:57 | -69.057 | 76.380 | 8899533 | DBLK_20240103_055746.mwx |
| PS140_43457 | 2024-01-03T10:57 | -68.721 | 76.680 | 13701051 | DBLK_20240103_105724.mwx |
| PS140_43458 | 2024-01-04T04:21 | -68.691 | 77.696 | 7720876 | DBLK_20240104_042115.mwx |
| PS140_43459 | 2024-01-04T10:54 | -68.638 | 77.761 | 13450849 | DBLK_20240104_105443.mwx |
| PS140_43460 | 2024-01-05T10:58 | -67.228 | 80.537 | 14894329 | DBLK_20240105_105800.mwx |
| PS140_43461 | 2024-01-06T10:56 | -64.371 | 82.310 | 12478000 | DBLK_20240106_105619.mwx |
| PS140_43462 | 2024-01-07T07:13 | -65.005 | 88.683 | 8752346 | DBLK_20240107_071330.mwx |
| PS140_43463 | 2024-01-07T10:54 | -65.629 | 89.087 | 14048443 | DBLK_20240107_105413.mwx |
| PS140_43464 | 2024-01-08T04:32 | -66.060 | 95.195 | 8639136 | DBLK_20240108_043252.mwx |
| PS140_43465 | 2024-01-08T10:53 | -65.805 | 95.402 | 14233400 | DBLK_20240108_105330.mwx |
| PS140_43466 | 2024-01-09T03:19 | -64.056 | 97.721 | 9131168 | DBLK_20240109_031953.mwx |
| PS140_43467 | 2024-01-09T10:57 | -64.371 | 99.556 | 12164768 | DBLK_20240109_105704.mwx |
| PS140_43468 | 2024-01-10T00:12 | -65.369 | 100.004 | 8577272 | DBLK_20240110_001254.mwx |
| PS140_43469 | 2024-01-10T10:53 | -65.265 | 100.051 | 13043041 | DBLK_20240110_105324.mwx |
| PS140_43470 | 2024-01-11T10:55 | -63.297 | 101.193 | 13025293 | DBLK_20240111_105549.mwx |
| PS140_43471 | 2024-01-12T10:58 | -60.901 | 100.942 | 13522386 | DBLK_20240112_105808.mwx |
| PS140_43472 | 2024-01-13T10:53 | -59.547 | 101.125 | 15490192 | DBLK_20240113_105356.mwx |
| PS140_43473 | 2024-01-14T10:55 | -57.442 | 101.451 | 15086429 | DBLK_20240114_105522.mwx |
| PS140_43474 | 2024-01-15T11:00 | -56.421 | 101.780 | 14436439 | DBLK_20240115_110043.mwx |
| PS140_43475 | 2024-01-16T10:54 | -54.441 | 103.505 | 13480602 | DBLK_20240116_105421.mwx |
| PS140_43476 | 2024-01-16T22:55 | -53.421 | 103.921 | 13685683 | DBLK_20240116_225549.mwx |
| PS140_43477 | 2024-01-17T23:07 | -51.653 | 103.882 | 11981876 | DBLK_20240117_230719.mwx |
| PS140_43478 | 2024-01-18T22:55 | -50.205 | 104.524 | 13572532 | DBLK_20240118_225516.mwx |
| PS140_43479 | 2024-01-19T22:53 | -48.822 | 104.616 | 13054174 | DBLK_20240119_225332.mwx |
| PS140_43480 | 2024-01-20T22:54 | -46.974 | 104.224 | 14119901 | DBLK_20240120_225432.mwx |
| PS140_43481 | 2024-01-21T22:58 | -45.074 | 103.994 | 14623618 | DBLK_20240121_225810.mwx |
| PS140_43482 | 2024-01-22T22:56 | -47.137 | 107.874 | 13316005 | DBLK_20240122_225621.mwx |
| PS140_43483 | 2024-01-23T22:57 | -48.626 | 111.745 | 11645111 | DBLK_20240123_225706.mwx |
| PS140_43484 | 2024-01-25T22:56 | -49.861 | 124.471 | 12189957 | DBLK_20240125_225652.mwx |
| PS140_43485 | 2024-01-26T23:03 | -47.843 | 129.698 | 12681667 | DBLK_20240126_230340.mwx |
| PS140_43486 | 2024-01-27T23:04 | -46.198 | 136.678 | 12676874 | DBLK_20240127_230440.mwx |
| PS140_43487 | 2024-01-28T22:55 | -44.931 | 142.236 | 13208164 | DBLK_20240128_225503.mwx |