Controlled meteorological (CMET) free balloon profiling of the Arctic
atmospheric boundary layer around Spitsbergen compared to ERA-Interim and
Arctic System Reanalyses

Roberts, Tjarda J.; Dütsch, Marina; Hole, Lars R.; Voss, Paul B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12383-2016

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30 Sep 2016

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| 30 Sep 2016

Controlled meteorological (CMET) free balloon profiling of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer around Spitsbergen compared to ERA-Interim and Arctic System Reanalyses

Tjarda J. Roberts, Marina Dütsch, Lars R. Hole, and Paul B. Voss

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SC C8044: 'Comment and suggestion', Gert-Jan Steeneveld, 14 Oct 2015
RC C8953: 'Review of 'Controlled meteorological (CMET) balloon profiling...' by T.J. Roberts et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Nov 2015
RC C12262: 'Interactive comment on “Controlled meteorological (CMET) balloon profiling of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer around Spitsbergen compared to a mesoscale model” by T. J. Roberts et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 09 Feb 2016
AC C13280: 'Response to reviewers', T. J. Roberts, 22 Mar 2016

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AR by Tjarda Roberts on behalf of the Authors (28 Jul 2016)

Short summary

We present Controlled Meteorological (CMET) balloon flights in the Arctic. CMETs are a novel balloon that can be controlled (by satellite link) to change altitude during the flight and remain in the troposphere up to several days. We performed automated repeated soundings in the Arctic boundary layer during the flight and compared the observations (temperature, humidity, wind) to output from two atmospheric models. CMETs are a valuable tool for probing the lower atmosphere in remote regions.