Chinese Journal of Polar Research

ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 2015, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (2): 125-131.DOI: 10.13679/j.jdyj.2015.2.125

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  A MOBILE POLAR ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.I. DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE TESTING

Tian Qiguo1 ,Chai Bo1 ,Wu Xiaoqing3 ,Jiang Peng1,2 ,Ji Tuo1,2 ,Jin Xinmiao1, Zhou Hongyan1,2   

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    1Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China；
    2Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Department of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 200136, China；
    3Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, China
  • Received:2014-05-29 Revised:2014-06-19 Online:2015-06-30 Published:2015-06-30
  • Contact: TIAN Qiguo

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Abstract: A mobile polar atmospheric parameter measurement system has been developed for measurement of Cn2, carrying out atmospheric optical turbulence measurements by micro-thermal sensors and a three dimensional sonic anemometer, respectively. This system has been tested for about 500 hours in Hefei and Shanghai, with Cn2 measurements using independent methods agreeing well. The instrument will be used to determine Cn2 at Taishan Station during summer and Zhongshan Station during winter for the first time during the 30th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) through the 2013/2014 season. We envisage boundary layer turbulence intensity measurements at Kunlun Station will be performed using this instrument for the 31st CHINARE during the 2014/2015 season.

Key words: micro-thermal sensors, three dimensional sonic anemometer, turbulence, site parameters, Antarctic, Kunlun Station, Taishan Station