Attention:
The system is operated by staff from the German weather service (DWD). Scientific co-use is possible according to prior agreement with AWI Logistics and Principal Investigator of the Polarstern Meteorological Observatory (Holger Schmithüsen). Helium is calculated to supply one 600 gramm balloon per day. If additional radio sonde ascents are planned, the user has to organize the additional sondes, ballons and helium.
Summary
The Digicora Sounding System receives measurements (temperature, humidity, position) from a radiosonde and processes them for further use.
| Manufacturer | Vaisala |
|---|---|
| Model | DigiCORA III MW41 |
| Serial No. | n/a |
| Type | meteorological package |
Contacts
| Name | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bernd Loose | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Engineer In Charge |
| Bernd Loose | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
| Lewin Probst | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
| Holger Schmithüsen | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Holger Schmithüsen | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
| Peter von der Gathen | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
| Marion Maturilli | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Editor |
Components
Position
| Origin Description: | no xyz-position given, antenna located on upper observation deck, receiving station located in A112 |
Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameters
| Parameter | Sensor Output Type | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| relative humidity | humidity, relative | % |
| latitude | latitude | degree |
| longitude | longitude | degree |
| temperature | air temperature | °C |
Central geographical ship's position and time standard
Geographical ship's position via unit's GPS receiver.
Rawdata storage on board
root directory |
data01 |
|---|---|
directory name |
CruiseNo |
file name |
DBLK_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss.mwx |
Data volume (MB per day) ca |
16 or 32 |
Number of files per day ca |
1 or 2 |
Data archiving on land
(for authorized users only).File format(s) |
*.txt |
|---|---|
Calibration certificates |
NO |