Our first solo radiosonde launch!

Yesterday in the afternoon, we launched a radiosonde all by ourselves, without the presence of Adriel (who was by the way on stand by on the phone).

It was a successful one – it traveled over the island and then southwards over the ocean. The sounding showed moistening at lower levels compared to the morning, and substantial drying at levels above 600 hPa, contributing to a stronger inversion near 700 hPa.

In an hour we start prepping our next launch….

 

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