Upper air soundings during POLARSTERN cruise ARK-XXIII/2@en

The upper air soundings are normally performed once a day to measure vertical profiles of air pressure, temperature, relative humidity and the wind vector. Helium filled balloons (TOTEX 600 g, 800 g) were used to carry Vaisala RS92-SGPW radiosondes. Whenever possible, the launches were performed about 10 UTC. Condensed measurements (TEMP Format FM-35) were transferred without delay into the Global Telecommunication System GTS were they contribute for the world wide weather forecasts. The profile data were taken every 5-10 seconds which result in a vertical profile resolution of about 25-50 meter. The profiles start at the helideck 10 m above sea level and terminate at the burst level of the balloons, normally at heights between 25 and 37 km.高空探空（upper air soundings）通常每日开展一次，用于测量气压、气温、相对湿度与风矢量的垂直廓线。本次探空作业采用充氦气球（TOTEX 600 g、800 g）搭载维萨拉（Vaisala）RS92-SGPW型无线电探空仪。条件允许时，施放作业尽量安排在协调世界时（UTC）10时左右。经压缩处理的观测数据（采用TEMP格式FM-35）会无延迟地传输至全球电信系统（Global Telecommunication System，简称GTS），为全球天气预报业务提供数据支撑。该廓线数据的采集间隔为5至10秒，对应的垂直廓线分辨率约为25至50米。探空廓线的起始高度为海拔10米的直升机甲板（helideck）处，终止于气球的爆破高度，通常介于25至37千米之间。