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January 2025 Atmospheric Dynamics over the Gulf Stream Radiosonde Campaign with High Temporal Resolution

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Abstract

Climatology archive and accurate weather forecasts depend strongly on availability of observed properties of the atmosphere and can benefit significantly from higher temporal resolution of measurements on atmospheric temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and direction. Weather ballooning with radiosonde payloads can provide these data with relatively low initial capital costs while providing educational benefits for students, especially undergraduates in STEM majors. For example, recently we conducted a field campaign, Atmospheric Dynamics over the Gulf Stream (ADOGS), by launching radiosondes hourly during January 6 – 9, 2025 from New Haven, Connecticut. We observed rapid changes in the troposphere during that week and provided a great weather ballooning educational platform for students from Northeastern US, especially those at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) and Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs). Our results provide practical field experiences that may benefit the planning of future radiosonde campaigns, especially those with ballooning education and student engagement focuses, by the high-altitude ballooning (HAB) community.

Keywords: Atmospheric dynamics, Radiosonde field campaign, High temporal resolution, Ballooning education and student engagement

How to Cite:

Teall, G., Ibrahim, T. & QIU, C., (2025) “January 2025 Atmospheric Dynamics over the Gulf Stream Radiosonde Campaign with High Temporal Resolution”, Academic High Altitude Conference 2025(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/ahac.20413