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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2018-448
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2018-448
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Research article 14 Jan 2019
Research article | 14 Jan 2019
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This discussion paper is a preprint. A revision of this manuscript was accepted for the journal Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT) and is expected to appear here in due course.
Tropopause altitude determination from temperature profiles of reduced altitude resolution
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract. Inference of the lapse rate tropopause or the cold point from temperature profiles of finite vertical resolution entails an uncertainty of the tropopause altitude. For tropical radiosonde profiles the tropopause altitude inferred from coarse grid profiles was found to be lower than that inferred from the original profiles. The mean displacements of the lapse rate tropopause altitude when inferred from a temperature profile of 3 km vertical resolution and a Gaussian kernel is −240 m. In case of a MIPAS averaging kernel the displacement of the lapse rate tropopause altitude is −640 m. The displacement of the cold point tropopause inferred from a temperature profile of 3 km vertical resolution (Gaussian kernels) was found to be −500 km. The spread of the results seems too large to recommend a correction scheme.
How to cite: König, N., Braesicke, P., and von Clarmann, T.: Tropopause altitude determination from temperature profiles of reduced altitude resolution, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2018-448, in review, 2019.
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RC1: 'An important analysis', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Feb 2019
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AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer 1', Thomas von Clarmann, 29 Apr 2019
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RC2: 'Review of "Tropopause altitude determination from temperature profiles of reduced altitude resolution" by K\"onig et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Mar 2019
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RC1: 'An important analysis', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Feb 2019
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RC2: 'Review of "Tropopause altitude determination from temperature profiles of reduced altitude resolution" by K\"onig et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Mar 2019
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AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Thomas von Clarmann, 29 Apr 2019
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Inference of the tropopause from temperature profiles of finite vertical resolution entails an uncertainty of the tropopause altitude. We assess this effect by degrading the resolution of the sonde data. For tropical radiosonde profiles the tropopause altitude inferred from coarse grid profiles was found to be lower than that inferred from the original profiles. E.g., the mean displacement of the lapse rate tropopause inferred from a 3 km resolution profile is −240 m.
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