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Boundary Layer Profiles of Aerosol Size Distribution Obtained by Kites
and a Tethered Balloon During the Arctic Ocean Expedition (AOE-2001)
Mike Jensen
CIRES
Boulder, Colorado
A Tethered Lifting System (TLS) developed by researchers at CIRES was used
to profile the boundary layer and lower troposphere during the Arctic
Ocean-2001 expedition aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden. Profiles
of basic meteorological variables and particle concentration were
obtained from July through August, both from the pack ice during two
12-24 stations and during a three-week drift when Oden was anchored to
an ice floe near the North Pole. A description of the TLS is given, along with
details of the lightweight meteorological and aerosol instruments, as well as examples
of the data obtained during the expedition.
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