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Dropsondes - DC-8 (D8D)

Status

Status: 
Retired
Operated By: 
PI

DC-8 dropsondes measure the vertical profile of atmospheric temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction as the sonde falls from altitude to ocean surface.

Instrument Type: 
Dropsonde
Measurements: 
Temperature
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC
Missions: 
CAMEX 4
Point(s) of Contact: 
Gerald Heymsfield (POC; PI), Jeffrey B. Halverson (Prev PI)