The towed sensor shuttle is a unique platform for atmospheric composition measurements at the tropopause. This work demonstrates direct measurements of temperature, humidity, ozone, and aerosol particle concentration, with reduced uncertainties and the potential to improve our understanding of troposphere/stratosphere exchange processes.

This paper presents a novel method, Fine Resolution Adaptable Distributed Temperature Sensing (FRADTS), to probe temperature profiles at high spatial resolutions. The FRADTS method follows a parametric design approach that is fully aligned with FAIR design principles. It allows for automatic generation of laser cut coil frames to hold the DTS fibers in place at spatial resolutions and accuracies up to the mm scale. The openly accessible script that generates the frames is user-friendly, adaptable and fully reproducible. A wide range of setups can be customized and realized by adjusting input parameters. Additionally, existing setups can be identically reproduced, allowing for exact replication of measurement campaigns.