Evaluation of wake influence on high-resolution balloon-sonde measurements

Faber, Jens; Gerding, Michael; Schneider, Andreas; Dörnbrack, Andreas; Wilms, Henrike; Wagner, Johannes; Lübken, Franz-Josef

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4191-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4191-2019

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02 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 02 Aug 2019

Evaluation of wake influence on high-resolution balloon-sonde measurements

Jens Faber, Michael Gerding, Andreas Schneider, Andreas Dörnbrack, Henrike Wilms, Johannes Wagner, and Franz-Josef Lübken

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RC1: 'review.', Richard Wilson, 14 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to review #1 by Richard Wilson', Jens Faber, 17 May 2019
RC2: 'Review of amt-2018-449', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Apr 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to the anonymous review #2', Jens Faber, 17 May 2019

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Short summary

Atmospheric measurements on rising balloons can be compromised by the balloon's wake. The aim of this study is to provide a tool for assessing the likelihood of encountering the balloon's wake at the position of the gondola. This includes an uncertainty analysis of the calculation and a retrieval of vertical winds. We find an average wake encounter probability of 28 % for a standard radiosonde. Additionally, we evaluate the influence of wake from smaller objects on turbulence measurements.