Project
Temperature, Humidity and Winds near the Tropopause (THAW)
Abstract
Tropopause flights. Led by Prof. Geraint Vaghan (NCAS University of Manchester, mailto:geraint.vaughan@manchester.ac.uk).
THAW was a proposal for flights in the tropopause region, its scientific objectives were to:
• Measure fine-scale vertical temperature structure in the vicinity of the tropopause, to test a model for VHF radar reflection being developed at Manchester.
• Compare wind and turbulence measurements with the MST radar, to better enable quantitative derivation of turbulence parameters from the radar echo spectra.
• Characterise the performance of the Buck research CR-2 hygrometer in the upper troposphere, with special emphasis on measuring supersaturation in the vicinity of the cirrus clouds.
Details
| Keywords: | THAW, FAAM, Wind, Temperature, Humidity |
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| Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__activity_12565688081528317
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More Information (under review)
Tropopause flights. Led by Prof. Geraint Vaghan (NCAS University of Manchester, mailto:geraint.vaughan@manchester.ac.uk).
THAW is a proposal for flights in the tropopause region, its scientific objectives are to:
• Measure fine-scale vertical temperature structure in the vicinity of the tropopause, to test a model for VHF radar reflection being developed at Manchester.
• Compare wind and turbulence measurements with the MST radar, to better enable quantitative derivation of turbulence parameters from the radar echo spectra.
• Characterise the performance of the Buck research CR-2 hygrometer in the upper troposphere, with special emphasis on measuring supersaturation in the vicinity of the cirrus clouds.