Altitude misestimation caused by the Vaisala RS80 pressure bias and its impact on meteorological profiles

• Published in: Atmospheric measurement techniques Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 4043 - 4054
• Main Authors: Inai, Y., Shiotani, M., Fujiwara, M., Hasebe, F., Vömel, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 02.10.2015; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Altitude; Bias; Climate change; Climate studies; Dynamic height; Equatorial regions; Geopotential; Geopotential height; Global Positioning System; Global positioning systems; Global temperature changes; GPS; Height; Humidity; Mathematical analysis; Middle atmosphere; Offsets; Ozone; Performance evaluation; Positioning systems; Pressure; Pressure sensors; Profiles; Radiosondes; Satellite navigation systems; Sensors; Sounding; Soundings; Stratosphere; Temperature; Tropical climate; Water vapor; Water vapor profiles; Water vapour; Weather

Previous research has found that conventional radiosondes equipped with a traditional pressure sensor can be subject to a pressure bias, particularly in the stratosphere. This study examines this pressure bias and the resulting altitude misestimation, and its impact on temperature, ozone, and water...