Dropsondes - DC-8

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
Recent Missions
CAMEX 4
(DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
Gerald Heymsfield
(POC; PI),
Jeffrey B. Halverson
(Prev PI)
Notes
This instrument obtains vertical profiles of meteorological parameters using expendable dropsondes

 

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