CHARACTERIZATION OF TROPOSPHERIC TURBULENT LAYERS FROM RADIOSONDE DATA

Thin cloudy turbulent layers, responsible for tropospheric scintillati on on earth-space paths, are proved to be efficiently detected and cha racterised from radiosonde ascents, Based on one complete year of radi osonde data, statistical distributions of turbulent layer height, thic kness and intensity are analysed, as is their seasonal variability.