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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.
Locations
Alert, Canada (82.50ºN, 62.33ºW)
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
Kiruna, Sweden (67.84ºN, 20.41ºE)
Aerosol
Model: Backscatter
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Laramie, WY, United States (41.32ºN, 105.67ºW)
Lauder, New Zealand (45.04ºS, 169.68ºW)
Natal, Brazil (5.83ºS, 35.20ºW)
Ny Ålesund, Norway (78.92ºN, 11.93ºE)
Resolute, Canada (74.7ºN, 95.0ºW)
Aerosol
Model: Backscatter
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Salekhard, Russian Federation (66.5ºN, 66.7ºE)
Scoresbysund, Greenland (70.48ºN, 21.97ºW)
Sodankylä, Finland (67.37ºN, 26.65ºE)
South Pole, Antarctica (90ºS, NAºE)
Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (66.99ºN, 50.95ºW)
Aerosol
Model: Backscatter
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Thule, Greenland (76.53ºN, 68.74ºW)
Yakutsk, Russian Federation (62.0ºN, 129.7ºE)
McMurdo Station, Antarctica (77.85ºS, 166.63ºE)
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)
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)
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)
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
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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San Jose, Costa Rica (9.94ºN, 84.04ºW)
Water Vapor
Model: Cryogenic Frost Point
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