On the estimation of vertical air velocity and detection of atmospheric turbulence from the ascent rate of balloon soundings

Luce, Hubert; Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1989-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1989-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1989-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

Research article

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21 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 21 Apr 2020

On the estimation of vertical air velocity and detection of atmospheric turbulence from the ascent rate of balloon soundings

Hubert Luce and Hiroyuki Hashiguchi

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer #1', Hubert Luce, 16 Dec 2019
RC2: 'Atmospheric turbulence', John McHugh, 14 Nov 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Prof. McHugh', Hubert Luce, 22 Nov 2019
- AC3: 'Reply to reviewer #2', Hubert Luce, 16 Dec 2019
SC1: 'Data interpretation and effects of clouds', Aryeh Drager, 25 Nov 2019
- AC4: 'Reply to the comments', Hubert Luce, 16 Dec 2019

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Hubert Luce on behalf of the Authors (16 Dec 2019)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Jan 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (24 Jan 2020)

RR by John McHugh (30 Jan 2020)

ED: Publish as is (04 Feb 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

AR by Hubert Luce on behalf of the Authors (05 Feb 2020) Manuscript

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval

AA by Hubert Luce on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2020) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (23 Mar 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

Short summary

Vertical ascent rate Vb of meteorological balloons is sometimes used for retrieving vertical air velocity, an important parameter for meteorological applications. Comparisons with concurrent radar and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) measurements of atmospheric turbulence showed that Vb can be increased in turbulent layers due to the probable decrease in the drag coefficient of the balloon. We conclude that Vb can also potentially be used for the detection of atmospheric turbulence.