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LBA-Claire 2001 LBA-Claire 2001 Manaus experiment – Manaus experiment – rawinsoundings rawinsoundings Gilberto Fisch (CTA) Gilberto Fisch (CTA) Paulo Artaxo (USP) Paulo Artaxo (USP)

LBA-Claire 2001 Manaus experiment – rawinsoundings Gilberto Fisch (CTA) Paulo Artaxo (USP)

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LBA-Claire 2001LBA-Claire 2001 Manaus experiment – rawinsoundingsManaus experiment – rawinsoundings

Gilberto Fisch (CTA)Gilberto Fisch (CTA)Paulo Artaxo (USP)Paulo Artaxo (USP)

ManausManaus

ObservationsObservations-- undisturbed tropical forest (Reserva ZF-2 do INPA) undisturbed tropical forest (Reserva ZF-2 do INPA)

- data collected from 2 July until 18 July, 2001- data collected from 2 July until 18 July, 2001

ZF-2ZF-2

ObservationsObservations

- upper air rawinsounding system (Vaisala Oy, - upper air rawinsounding system (Vaisala Oy,

FinlandFinland)) with sondes RS80-15G with sondes RS80-15G

- profiles of air temperature, relative - profiles of air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure andhumidity, atmospheric pressure and

winds (GPS capabilities)winds (GPS capabilities)

Balloon with theBalloon with the

RS80-15GRS80-15G

Radiotransmission 403 MHzRadiotransmission 403 MHz

Surface reception – DigicoraSurface reception – Digicora II II

RS Thermodynamic Winds Date/time Pressure Temperature Humidity Direction Windspeed 02072000 ok ok ok ok ok 03070800 ok ok ok ok ok 03072000 ok ok ok ok ok 04070800 ok ok ok ok ok 04071400 ok ok ok ok ok 04072000 ok ok ok ok ok 05070800 ok ok ok ok ok 05071400 ok ok ok ## ## 05072000 ok ok ok ok ok 06070800 ok ok ok ok ok 06072000 ok ok ok ok ok 07071045 ok ok ok ok ok 07072000 ok ok ok ok ok 08070800 ok ok ok ok ok 08071400 ok ok ok ok ok 08072000 ok ok ok ok ok 09070800 ok ok ok ok ok 10070800 ok ok ok ok ok 10071600 ok ok ok ok ok 10071700 ok ok ok ok ok 11070600 ok ok ok ok ok 11070800 ok ok ok ok ok 11071200 ok ok ok ## ## 11071500 ok ok ok ok ok 11071700 ok ok ok ok ok 11072000 ok ok ok ok ok 12070800 ok ok ok ok ok 12071400 ok ok ok ok ok 12072000 ok ok ok ok ok 13070800 ok ok ok ok ok 13072000 ok ok ok ok ok 14070800 ok ok ok ok ok 14072000 ok ok ok ok ok 15070800 ok ok ok ok ok 15072000 ok ok ok ok ok 16070800 ok ok ok ## ## 16071400 ok ok ok ## ## 16072000 ok ok ok ok ok 17070530 ok ok ok ## ## 17070800 ok ok ok ## ## 17071200 ok ok ok ok ok 17071500 ok ok ok ok ok 17071700 ok ok ok ok ok 17072000 ok ok ok ok ok 18070800 ok ok ok ## ##

StatisticsStatistics

preliminary resultspreliminary results

entrainmentzone

residuallayer

NBL

CBL

sunrise noon sunset

July 10, 2001 5 PM soundingJuly 10, 2001 5 PM sounding

0 4 8 12 16 20specific hum idity (g /kg)

0

1000

2000

3000

heig

ht (

m)

July 10, 2001 5 PM

280 290 300 310 320potentia l tem perature (K )

0

1000

2000

3000

heig

ht (

m)

July 10, 2001 5 PM

July 11, 2001 soundingsJuly 11, 2001 soundings

4 8 12 16 20 24specific hum idity (g /kg)

0

1000

2000

3000

heig

ht (

m)

0812151720

Preliminary resultsPreliminary results

Well mixed layer developed over forestWell mixed layer developed over forest

height of the CBL around 1000 - 1200 mheight of the CBL around 1000 - 1200 m

Rawinsoundings from forest (high Rawinsoundings from forest (high resolution time and vertical space) and resolution time and vertical space) and

from Manaus (twice per day)from Manaus (twice per day)

data available upon request todata available upon request [email protected]@[email protected][email protected]

[email protected]@mpch-mainz.mpge.de