RADIOSONDES

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RADIOSONDES
SAMPLING THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE
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EARLY MET KITE
INCLUDED SENSORS, DATA RECORDER
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METEOROGRAPH
ALSO INCLUDED SENSORS, DATA RECORDER
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AIRCRAFT MET
1925 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTED WITH MET
SENSORS/RECORDER
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PILOT BALLOON
1930 PILOT BALLOON RELEASE
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1936 RADIOSONDE
NEWLY DEVELOPED TRANSMITTERS ENABLED BALLOON
LAUNCHES
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EARLY ANTENNA
1955 NWS RADIOSONDE TRACKING ANTENNA SYSTEM
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RADIOSONDE PREP
PREPARING RADIOSONDE AND BALLOON FOR LAUNCH
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RADIOSONDE
TYPICAL CURRENT RADIOSONDE
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BALLOON LAUNCH
RADIOSONDE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL
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BALLOON ALOFT
RADIOSONDE, BALLOON, AND PARACHUTE ALOFT
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JIMSPHERE LAUNCH
JIMSPHERE LAUNCH CAPE
CANAVERAL
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MET DATA PLOT
TYPICAL PLOT OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND
HUMIDITY
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WIND DATA PLOT
TYPICAL PLOT OF WIND DIRECTION COMPONENTS
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TEMP. PLOT
TYPICAL PLOT OF TEMPERATURE VERSUS ALTITUDE
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HUMIDITY PLOT
TYPICAL PLOT OF HUMIDITY VERSUS ALTITUDE
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HUMIDITY PLOT
TYPICAL PLOT OF HUMIDITY VERSUS ALTITUDE
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GPS SATELLITE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
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HOW GPS WORKS
PRECISE POSITION DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE
ARRIVAL TIMES OF SIGNALS FROM AT LEAST FOUR GPS
SATELLITES
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GPS ORBITS
ORBITAL PLANES OF CURRENT 24 SATELLITE GPS
CONSTELLATION
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XBT
EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPH PROBE MEASURES OCEAN
TEMPERATURES