Accession Number:

ADA056159

Title:

NCAR Sonde Flight Test Report.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIR WEATHER SERVICE SCOTT AFB ILL

Personal Author(s):

• Ley,T. Earl
• Heald,Eugene J.

Report Date:

1976-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

This report documents an operational test of the National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR wind-finding dropsonde. The testing, conducted over the Pacific Ocean about 30 miles from Vandenberg AFB, CA, took place on 11-12 December 1974. The object of the tests was to determine the ability of the dropsonde to measure stable atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

Descriptors:

• *ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
• *DROPSONDES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• WIND
• ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
• OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
• RADIOSONDES
• BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
• PACIFIC OCEAN
• MARINE METEOROLOGY
• HUMIDITY
• UPPER ATMOSPHERE
• WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

Subject Categories:

• Atmospheric Physics
• Meteorology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE