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LBA-Claire 2001 Manaus experiment – rawinsoundings Gilberto Fisch (CTA) Paulo Artaxo (USP). Manaus. Brazil. Observations - undisturbed tropical forest (Reserva ZF-2 do INPA) - data collected from 2 July until 18 July, 2001. ZF-2.
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LBA-Claire 2001Manaus experiment – rawinsoundingsGilberto Fisch (CTA)Paulo Artaxo (USP)
Manaus Brazil
Observations- undisturbed tropical forest (Reserva ZF-2 do INPA) - data collected from 2 July until 18 July, 2001 ZF-2
Observations- upper air rawinsounding system (Vaisala Oy, Finland) with sondes RS80-15G - profiles of air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure andwinds (GPS capabilities)
Balloon with the RS80-15G Radiotransmission 403 MHz Surface reception – Digicora II
entrainment CBL zone residual layer NBL sunrise noon sunset
Preliminary results • Well mixed layer developed over forest • height of the CBL around 1000 - 1200 m
Rawinsoundings from forest (high resolution time and vertical space) and from Manaus (twice per day)data available upon request togfisch@iae.cta.brartaxo@if.usp.brmeixner@mpch-mainz.mpge.de