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Preliminary Data from EAQUATE

Temperature profiles

Water vapour measurements

ARIES spectra

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BAe 146-301 temperature and humidity

B051 profiles appear relatively moist

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BAe 146-301 temperature and humidity

B054 profiles appear relatively dry

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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BAe 146-301 water vapour measurements

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ARIES spectra

B051: zenith view (A detector) at 100 feet over ocean

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ARIES spectra

B051: zenith view (B detector) at 100 feet

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ARIES spectra

B051: zenith view (A detector zoom) at 100 feet

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ARIES spectra

B051: nadir view (A detector) from 100 feet

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ARIES spectra

B052: nadir view (A detector) above cirrus at 35,000 feet

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ARIES spectra

B052: nadir view (B detector) above cirrus at 35,000 feet

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ARIES spectra

B054: A and B detectors during wing tip to wing tip with Proteus

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ARIES spectra

B054: wing tip to wing tip run at 28,000 ft, 64 spectra

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Further work

Analysis of Rosemount temperature sensor recovery corrections needs to be completed

Address possible biases in sonde water vapour profiles at high altitude

Refinements to water vapour measurements (constraint of microwave MARSS data, calibrated FWVS data)

“” release of ARIES spectra, further calibration checks

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