An Assessment of Atmospheric Convection Trends Over India Using Radiosonde Derived CAPE and Other Proxies
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.8917
Abstract: Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) is widely considered a good measure of atmospheric convection. Though there is a general consensus among the scientific community about the increasing trend of atmospheric convection in a warming scenario,… read more here.
Keywords: atmospheric convection; radiosonde; derived cape; trend ... See more keywords
Long‐Term High‐Resolution Radiosonde Measurements Reveal More Intensified and Frequent Turbulence at Cruising Altitude in China
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gl114076
Abstract: Turbulence is of great importance for aviation safety, but its long‐term trend in China remains unclear due to the scarcity of in‐situ measurements. Here the national‐scale assessment of turbulence dissipation rate (ε) at flight cruising… read more here.
Keywords: cruising altitude; radiosonde; trend; long term ... See more keywords
Validation of INSAT-3D temperature and moisture sounding retrievals using matched radiosonde measurements
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1294776
Abstract: ABSTRACT An evaluation of temperature and moisture profiles retrieved from a geostationary Indian National Satellite (INSAT-3D) sounder, launched in 2013, is performed against collocated radiosonde (RAOB) observation measurements of more than 1 year. This evaluation… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; insat temperature; radiosonde; relative humidity ... See more keywords
Variance Characteristics of Tropical Radiosonde Winds Using a Vector-Tensor Method
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DOI: 10.3390/en11010137
Abstract: In this paper, an exploratory study on the variance characteristics of upper-air winds in a near-equator monsoon region is presented. The data were obtained from historical radiosonde observations from up to 250 stations within the… read more here.
Keywords: vector; vector tensor; radiosonde; variance characteristics ... See more keywords
Completeness of radiosonde humidity observations based on the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive
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DOI: 10.5194/essd-11-603-2019
Abstract: Abstract. Radiosonde measurements from the 1930s to present give unique information on the distribution and variability of water vapor in the troposphere. The sounding data from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA) Version 2 are examined… read more here.
Keywords: radiosonde; integrated global; completeness; humidity observations ... See more keywords