Status
Status
Operational
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
Aircraft
Recent Missions
Point(s) of Contact
(POC; PI)
Measurement Details
Range of Measurement
In situ
Measurement Sampling Rate
0.10 Hz
Data Delivery
Typically within a few hours post-flight
Integration Details
Weight
2.50 kg
Additional Information
TRL
9