Rawinsonde intercomparisons during INDOEX

The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) Intensive Field Phase was conducted over the tropical Indian Ocean during February and March 1999. High resolution rawinsonde data were collected from a variety of facilities during INDOEX, including ships, land, and aircraft. Intercomparisons were carried out when different facilities released soundings in close proximity to one another in space and time. Results from these intercomparisons will be presented, including comparisons within the full sounding dataset, among the various facilities, and for representative case studies. It is hoped to also have results from intercomparisons of the sounding data with initial analyses from the ECMWF, NOGAPS, and FSU global models.