The experience of remote temperature-water content sounding of atmosphere during drift of R/V “Akademik Tryoshnikov”
https://doi.org/10.30758/0555-2648-2020-66-3-349-363
Abstract
For the first time experience was gained with the operation of Russian equipment for water content and temperature remote sensing of the lower atmosphere in the Arctic. The comparison the results of measurements by radiometric systems with data of radiosoundings in wide range of meteorological conditions had been executed.
It is shown that mean difference between integral atmospheric water content, measured by water vapor radiometer WVR, and calculated from radiosoundings data does not exceed 6 % with standard deviation 0.54 kg/m2 and significant correlation coefficient 0,92. Analysis the data of meteorological temperature profiler MTR-5 allows to conclude that in general its adequately reproduce air temperature profiles in the atmospheric lower 1000 m layer. Some deviations take place only in cases of large temperature gradients.
Preliminary analysis of WVR data showed that monthly mean value of integral atmospheric water content in area under study in April 2019 year practically coincides with calculated from radiosoundings, performed in 1983—1988 years at the polar station Barentsburg, nearest to the drift region, 3.61 and 3.62 kg/m2 respectively. Same time hourly mean values of integral atmospheric water content during drift varied from 2 to 10 kg/m2, with extreme values recorded between April 15 and April 20, probably due to intensive transport of air masses of the Atlantic origin.
Based on MTR-5 data it was concluded that despite differences in sounding technology, the place and time of observations, the statistics of inversions registered during drift correspond well to statistics of inversions, recorded on the Arctic coastal stations and over sea ice cover of the Weddell Sea in winter.
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Supporting agencies: This work was supported by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (project RFMEFI61619X0108).
About the Authors
A. P. Makshtas
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
G. N. Il’in
Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
V. Yu. Bykov
Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
E. A. Miller
R.P.O. “ATTEX”
Russian Federation
Dolgoprudny
Russian Federation
Dolgoprudny
A. V. Troitsky
Scientific Research Radiophysical Institute
Russian Federation
Nizhny Novgorod
Russian Federation
Nizhny Novgorod
V. Yu. Kustov
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
I. I. Bolshakova
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
D. D. Rize
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
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Makshtas A.P., Il’in G.N., Bykov V.Yu., Miller E.A., Troitsky A.V., Kustov V.Yu., Bolshakova I.I., Rize D.D. The experience of remote temperature-water content sounding of atmosphere during drift of R/V “Akademik Tryoshnikov”. Arctic and Antarctic Research. 2020;66(3):349-363. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30758/0555-2648-2020-66-3-349-363
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