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Utilizing the Ascent Rates of Weather Balloons to Estimate Optical Turbulence ( C n 2 ) Profiles

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Abstract

We propose an approach to estimate a proxy for the outer length scale, and in turn Cn2, by utilizing the ascent rates of radiosondes. For validation, we use observational data from the T-REX field campaign.

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