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Profile data from simultaneous sodar and tethered balloon measurements have been analyzed with respect to the complex structure of the atmospheric boundary layer in the Upper Rhine Valley. Special attention was focused on ozone concentration profiles measured with a novel lightweight ozone sensor at the balloon. In general, good agreement was found between the signature of the ozone concentration profiles and special features of the backscattered sound intensity profiles. This allows reliable estimation of the mixing height from the sodar data even in a complex stable ABL, except for very shallow mixing layers (below about 75 m), which could not be detected by the sodar.
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Beyrich, F., Weisensee, U., Sprung, D. et al. Comparative analysis of sodar and ozone profile measurements in a complex structured boundary layer and implications for mixing height estimation. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 81, 1–9 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119395
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