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Sonde

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Sondes are small, lightweight and compact balloon borne instruments, developed for measuring the vertical distribution of atmospheric ozone, aerosols and water vapor in situ up to an altitude of about 30-35 km. During normal flight operation, sondes are coupled to a standard meteorological radio-sondes for transmission of the measured quantity plus additional meteorological parameters (pressure, temperature, wind direction and wind speed) to the ground during the ascent. NDACC includes ozonesonde, water vapor data from Frostpoint Hygrometers, and aerosol data from dustsondes, and backscatter sondes.

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Locations

Alert, Canada (82.50ºN, 62.33ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Arkhangel’sk, Russian Federation (64.6ºN, 40.5ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Dikson Island, Russian Federation (73.50ºN, 80.23ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Heiss Island, Russian Federation (80.6ºN, 58.1ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Winter

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Kiruna, Sweden (67.84ºN, 20.41ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Laramie, WY, United States (41.32ºN, 105.67ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Model: Dustsonde

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Lauder, New Zealand (45.04ºS, 169.68ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Frost Point Hygrometer

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Natal, Brazil (5.83ºS, 35.20ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Ny Ålesund, Norway (78.92ºN, 11.93ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Cryogenic Frost Point

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Resolute, Canada (74.7ºN, 95.0ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Salekhard, Russian Federation (66.5ºN, 66.7ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: EEC

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Scoresbysund, Greenland (70.48ºN, 21.97ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Sodankylä, Finland (67.37ºN, 26.65ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Cryogenic Frost Point

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South Pole, Antarctica (90ºS, NAºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Model: Dustsonde

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (66.99ºN, 50.95ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Thule, Greenland (76.53ºN, 68.74ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

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Yakutsk, Russian Federation (62.0ºN, 129.7ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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McMurdo Station, Antarctica (77.85ºS, 166.63ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Dustsonde

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Ozone

Model: ECC

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Mildura, Australia (34.19ºS, 142.16ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Dustsonde

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Minneapolis, MN, United States (45.14ºN, 93.21ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Dustsonde

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Broadmeadows, Australia (37.69ºS, 144.95ºE)

Ozone

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Summit, Greenland (72.34ºN, 38.29ºW)

Ozone

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Hohenpeissenberg, Germany (47.80ºN, 11.02ºE)

Ozone

Model: Brewer Mast

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Payerne, Switzerland (46.82ºN, 6.95ºE)

Ozone

Model: Brewer-Mast/ECC

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Uccle, Belgium (50.8ºN, 4.35ºE)

Ozone

Model: Brewer-Mast/ECC

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Aberystwyth, United Kingdom (52.4ºN, 4.1ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Boulder, CO, United States (39.99ºN, 105.26ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Frost Point Hygrometer

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Cape Matatula, Samoa, United States (14.25ºS, 170.56ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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DeBilt, Netherlands (52.10ºN, 5.18ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica (66.67ºS, 140.00ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Eureka, Canada (80.05ºN, 86.42ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Hilo, HI, United States (19.72ºN, 155.07ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Frost Point Hygrometer

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Izaña, Tenerife, Spain (28.30ºN, 16.48ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Legionowo, Poland (52.40ºN, 20.97ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Lindenberg, Germany (52.21ºN, 14.12ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Water Vapor

Model: Cryogenic Frost Point

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Macquarie Island, Australia (54.50ºS, 158.95ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Neumayer Station, Antarctica (70.62ºS, 8.37ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Observatoire de Haute Provence, France (43.94ºN, 5.71ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Praha, Czech Republic (50.01ºN, 14.45ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Reunion Island, St. Denis, France (20.9ºS, 55.5ºE)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Wallops Island, VA, United States (37.94ºN, 75.46ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC

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Paramaribo, Suriname (5.75ºN, 55.2ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC-6a

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Belgrano II Station, Antarctica (77.87ºS, 34.62ºW)

Ozone

Model: ECC-Vaisala

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Beltsville, MD, United States (39.05ºN, 76.887ºW)

Water Vapor

Model: Cryogenic Frost Point

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San Jose, Costa Rica (9.94ºN, 84.04ºW)

Water Vapor

Model: Cryogenic Frost Point

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