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HDSS 199B (fast-fall sonde)

HDSS E3D8 (streamer sonde)

06/24/15 test flight: Preliminary comparison of HDSS and NWS radiosonde

06/25/00z

06/25/0130z

Caution: Radiosonde and HDSS drops are not co-located in time and space!

Height* vs. Pressure

*HDSS: ‘GPSAlt’ column in .eol file; Radiosonde: ‘Geometric height’ column

Fast-fall Streamer

HDSS Radiosonde

HDSS Radiosonde

Height* vs. Pressure Fast-fall Streamer

HDSS Radiosonde

HDSS Radiosonde

*HDSS: ‘GPSAlt’ column in .eol file; Radiosonde: ‘Geometric height’ column

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Height* vs. Temperature Fast-fall Streamer

HDSS Radiosonde

HDSS Radiosonde

*HDSS: ‘GPSAlt’ column in .eol file; Radiosonde: ‘Geometric height’ column

Height* vs. Relative Humidity Fast-fall Streamer

*HDSS: ‘GPSAlt’ column in .eol file; Radiosonde: ‘Geometric height’ column

HDSS Radiosonde

HDSS Radiosonde

Height* vs. Wind speed Fast-fall Streamer

*HDSS: ‘GPSAlt’ column in .eol file; Radiosonde: ‘Geometric height’ column

HDSS Radiosonde

HDSS Radiosonde

ASPEN QC removes most wind for streamer Sonde (M. Bell)