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Balloonsondes (NOAA) (Balloonsondes (NOAA))

Status

Status: 
Operational
Operated By: 
PI

NOAA Balloonsonde payloads include a NOAA Frost Point Hygrometer (FPH), an Electrochemical Concentration Cell (ECC) ozonesonde, and a radiosonde to telemeter data to the ground and provide in situ measurements of temperature, pressure, relative humidity (surface to upper troposphere), and GPS coordinates. Sounding data typically reach an altitude of 28 km.

Measurements: 
H2O, O3, Temperature, Pressure
Aircraft: 
Balloon
Missions: 
POSIDON; ATTREX; MACPEX; GloPac; SOLVE
Point(s) of Contact: 
Dale Hurst (POC; PI)