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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.