Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-383-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-383-2022
Research article
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27 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2022

Laboratory characterisation of the radiation temperature error of radiosondes and its application to the GRUAN data processing for the Vaisala RS41

Christoph von Rohden, Michael Sommer, Tatjana Naebert, Vasyl Motuz, and Ruud J. Dirksen

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2021-187', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Aug 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Christoph von Rohden, 15 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2021-187', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Aug 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Christoph von Rohden, 15 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Christoph von Rohden on behalf of the Authors (15 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Oct 2021) by Steffen Beirle
RR by Yong-Gyoo Kim (29 Oct 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Nov 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Dec 2021) by Steffen Beirle
AR by Christoph von Rohden on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 Dec 2021) by Steffen Beirle
AR by Christoph von Rohden on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Heating by solar radiation is the dominant error source for daytime temperature measurements by radiosondes. This paper describes a new laboratory setup (SISTER) to characterise this radiation error for pressures and ventilation speeds that are typical for the conditions between the surface and 35 km altitude. This characterisation is the basis for the radiation correction that is applied in the GRUAN data processing for the RS41 radiosonde. The GRUAN data product is compared to that of Vaisala.