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2026
Improved method for temporally interpolating radiosonde profiles in the convective boundary layer
Improved method for temporally interpolating radiosonde profiles in the convective boundary layer
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A significantly improved technique for temporally interpolating radiosonde (RS) profiles of potential temperature and water vapor mixing ratio in the planetary boundary layer during daytime is introduced. The key innovation of this technique is its operation on a height grid normalized with the planetary boundary layer height. This study utilized a three-month dataset of three-hourly soundings from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Facility's Southern Great Plains site. The technique was evaluated for convective boundary layer cases, with the necessary boundary layer height data obtained from a ground-based infrared spectrometer. A total of 79 comparisons were conducted between reference soundings and interpolated profiles that did and did not employ height normalization. The results demonstrated a substantial improvement in the representation of interpolated profiles using the new technique, characterized by enhanced correlation, improved amplitude representation, and reduced bias for potential temperature, as well as improved correlation and reduced bias for water vapor mixing ratio.
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Atmospheric measurement techniques, 19 (2026), 1, 359-370.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-359-2026.
ISSN: 1867-8548
Göttingen, Germany : Copernicus Publications
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von Klitzing, L., Turner, D. D., Lange, D., & Wulfmeyer, V. (2026). Improved method for temporally interpolating radiosonde profiles in the convective boundary layer. Atmospheric measurement techniques, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-359-2026
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@article{von Klitzing2026,
doi = {10.5194/amt-19-359-2026},
author = {von Klitzing, Linus and Turner, David D. and Lange, Diego et al.},
title = {Improved method for temporally interpolating radiosonde profiles in the convective boundary layer},
journal = {Atmospheric Measurement Techniques},
year = {2026},
volume = {19},
number = {1},
pages = {359--370},
}