Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6603-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6603-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
Research article
 | 
20 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 20 Nov 2024

Improving solution availability and temporal consistency of an optimal-estimation physical retrieval for ground-based thermodynamic boundary layer profiling

Bianca Adler, David D. Turner, Laura Bianco, Irina V. Djalalova, Timothy Myers, and James M. Wilczak

Data sets

Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERICH1) Jonathan Gero et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1989299

Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERISUMMARY) Jonathan Gero et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1989300

KIT Hatpro Data Save, project: DACCIWA (Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa) N. Kalthoff https://doi.org/10.6096/DACCIWA.1659

Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDEWNPN) Evan Keeler and Ken Burk https://doi.org/10.5439/1595321

Radiosonde profile measurements during FESSTVaL 2021, Project: FESSTVaL (Field Experiment on submesoscale spatio-temporal variability in Lindenberg), a measurement campaign initiated by the Hans-Ertel-Center for Weather Research Bastian Kirsch et al. https://doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.10279

Surface Meteorological Instrumentation (MET) Jenni Kyrouac and Yan Shi https://doi.org/10.5439/1786358

Microwave Radiometer Observations during FESSTVaL 2021, Project: FESSTVaL (Field Experiment on submesoscale spatio-temporal vari- ability in Lindenberg), a measurement campaign initiated by the Hans-Ertel-Center for Weather Research Ulrich Löhnert et al. https://doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.10198

UPS Radiosoundings Save, project: DACCIWA (Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa) Fabienne Lohou https://doi.org/10.6096/DACCIWA.1618

Ceilometer (CEIL) Victor Morris et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1181954

Microwave radiometer measurements of sky brightness temperature taken at Summit Station, Greenland D. D. Turner and R. Bennartz https://doi.org/10.18739/A23J39198

Polar atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer measurements, Summit Station, Greenland, January–June 2015 V. P. Walden https://doi.org/10.18739/A25Q4RM71

Radiosonde temperature and humidity profiles taken at Summit Station V. P. Walden and M. Shupe https://doi.org/10.18739/A2G44HR2F

AERI Noise Filtered (AERICH1NF1TURN) Damao Zhang https://doi.org/10.5439/1027272

Raman Lidar Mixing Ratio (10RLPROFMR1TURN) Damao Zhang and Rob Newsom https://doi.org/10.5439/1994245

Model code and software

Tropospheric Remotely Observed Profiling via Optimal Estimation David D. Turner https://hub.docker.com/r/davidturner53/tropoe/tags

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Short summary
Continuous profile observations of temperature and humidity in the lowest part of the atmosphere are essential for the evaluation of numerical weather prediction models and data assimilation for better weather forecasts. Such profiles can be retrieved from passive ground-based remote sensing instruments like infrared spectrometers and microwave radiometers. In this study, we describe three recent modifications to the retrieval framework TROPoe for improved temperature and humidity profiles.
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