----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Abbreviation | Explanation | Reference | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COR. AT 200 & 100 MB | Corrections are made at 200 and 100 mb. | Gaffen (1993). | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COR. AT 30 & 50 MB | Corrections are made at 30 and 50 mb. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COR. BET. 400 & 10 MB | Corrections are made for levels between 400 and 10 mb. | Gaffen (1993). | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | DESIGNED FOR UCCLE | Uncertain. Probably specific corrections designed for | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | GRAW 1978 COR. | Uncertain. Probably corrections developed in 1978 for | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | GRAW M60 CORRECTIONS | Corrections for the Graw M60 radiosonde. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | MISC. RADIATION COR. | A radiation correction is applied. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | NO RAD. CORRECTION | No radiation corrections are applied. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SCRASE CORRECTIONS | Corrections developed for the U.K. Meteorological Office | Scrase (1954, | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | UKMO KEW MK3 COR. | Corrections for the U.K. Meteorological Office MK3 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA 1986 NO I.R | Solar radiation corrections developed by Vaisala in 1986 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA CORRECTIONS | Corrections developed by Vaisala are applied. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA RS18 | Corrections developed by Vaisala for the RS18 radiosonde | Antikainen (1973), | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA RS21 | Corrections developed by Vaisala for the RS21 radiosonde | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA RS80 1982 | Corrections developed by Vaisala in 1982 for the RS80 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA RS80 1986 | Corrections developed by Vaisala in 1986 for the RS80 | Vaisala Met | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | VAISALA RS80 1993 | Corrections developed by Vaisala in 1993 for the RS80 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------