Analysis of the height difference of the zero isotherm according to two temperature profilers

One of the main indicators characterizing the quality of meteorological support of flights is the justifiability of aviation weather forecasts and forecasts of dangerous weather phenomena. For the detection and prediction of dangerous meteorological weather phenomena are currently used very advanced systems, which include meteorological radar stations near the airfield zone. The reliability of the forecast of such dangerous weather events as icing, thunderstorms, hail, squally wind according to the information from the meteorological radar stations of the near airfield zone significantly depends on the data on the height of the zero isotherm. The correctness of the entered values of the zero isotherm position directly affects the probability of false alarms, and, consequently, the degree of justification of weather forecasts and forecasts of dangerous weather events. The source of information about the position of the zero isotherm can serve as radiosonding data of the atmosphere. However, the data of aerological radiosonding of the atmosphere are not operational. In addition, at present, obsolete systems are used on Roshydromet aerological network in addition to fairly modern aerological radar systems. This, in conjunction with the sufficiently low cost of the network of aerological stations on the territory of the Russian Federation does not allow the operational use of radiosonding data to determine the height of the zero isotherm at a particular airport. An alternative source of information about the position of the zero isotherm for solving the problems of meteorological location are temperature profilers. Temperature Profiler refers to the remote means of measuring the parameters of the atmosphere, and the principle of its operation is based on the methods of radiometry. Use the temperature of a caliper can be operatively obtain information about the temperature profile at the airport and, therefore, it can be a source for weather radar data on the zero isotherme, and isotherme -22°C, which is also used to identify hazardous weather phenomena. In this paper, the spatial variability of the zero isotherm position is analyzed according to the data of two temperature profilers. As a result of experimental studies, it was determined that within a radius of about 10 kilometers from the installation site of the Profiler, the measured temperature profiles remain virtually unchanged. This result can be used in the development of methods of placement of meteorological support for flights at the airport. Of practical interest are similar studies for airfields located in the mountainous, coastal and other geographical regions of Russia.

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