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07th Launch (03.03.2015)

posted May 28, 2015, 8:13 AM by Manuel Roca   [ updated Jun 3, 2015, 2:05 PM]

Relative Humidity & Temperature

Notice the presence of multiple cloud layers at all RH profile. Observe the thick cirrostratus layer, it also can be observed in the photo gallery.
TRH_7th_launch
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Water Vapor

The mixing ratio profile shows the same cloud layers than RH profile. It is interesting to remark that cirrostratus layer is divided in two sublayers.
Xppmv_7th_launch
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Ascent rate

In this case there were not many wind bursts to increase quickly the radiosonde ascent rate (its average was 4.7m/s).
Ascent_rate_7th_launch
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Balloon trajectory

The trajectory was the expected (westwards as is usual in this season).
Trajectory_7th_launch
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Metadata

The principal parameters of launch preparation and flight are shown in the table below.
Metadata_7th_launch