TROPoe

Knowledge graph centered on TROPoe with 23 nodes and 70 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, Colorado East River Valley, Kettle Ponds Annex, Avery Picnic.

Method synopsis

Retrieval of vertical temperature and water vapor profiles using infrared spectroscopy with optimal estimation physical retrieval method. Provides high temporal resolution (5-minute) profiles with detailed vertical structure in the boundary layer.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — The short life of upvalley wind in a high-altitude valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains (2025), Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Operate thermodynamic profiler
   Deploy Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) at Gothic to retrieve temperature and water vapor profiles every 5 minutes using optimal estimation physical retrieval TROPoe method. Process profiles with 55 vertical levels from surface to 17 km with 10 m spacing near surface increasing with height. Average retrieved profiles over 10 minute intervals before analysis.
   Quantities: 1 AERI instrument, profiles every 5 minutes, 55 vertical levels, 10 minute averaging intervalsDuration: Continuous operation during study periodConditions: All weather conditions, temperature and humidity retrieval requires climatological priors
   Equipment: Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI)

Typical Equipment

• Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI)

Output Measurements

• temperature profiles
• water vapor mixing ratio profiles
• convective boundary layer depth

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Places Where Used