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Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3783-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3783-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
Development and technical paper
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13 May 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 13 May 2024

Balloon drift estimation and improved position estimates for radiosondes

Ulrich Voggenberger, Leopold Haimberger, Federico Ambrogi, and Paul Poli

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This paper presents a method for calculating balloon drift from historical radiosonde ascent data. The drift can reach distances of several hundred kilometres and is often neglected. Verification shows the beneficial impact of the more accurate balloon position on model assimilation. The method is not limited to radiosondes but would also work for dropsondes, ozonesondes, or any other in situ sonde carried by the wind in the pre-GNSS era, provided the necessary information is available.
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