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Position Error Calibration of a Pressure Survey Aircraft Using a Trailing Cone
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
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The measurement of air velocity and temperature using the NCAR Buffalo...
This report describes methods used to measure air velocity and temperature from an aircraft and their applications to the measuring system on the NCAR Buffalo aircraft. Main...- publication PDF
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Superpressure Balloons for Horizontal Soundings of the Atmosphere
This report provides the status of superpressure balloon technology under one cover. It is a collection of previous reports and articles which have been updated on the basis of...- publication PDF
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Aircraft and Instrumentation in Atmospheric Research
This catalog provides convenient and reasonably comprehensive information on aircraft and associated instrumentation used for atmospheric research in the United States. The...- publication PDF
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Balloon Stress-Band Analysis
A test program to photograph tropopause-level balloon ascent failures unexpectedly revealed the presence of a circumferential stress band in certain balloons which failed...- publication PDF
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Round-Robin Cold Brittleness Tests of Balloon Films
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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A Carrier Balloon for Tropical Soundings
During July 1970 to January 1971, a series of tests was conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining wind data in the tropical troposphere and lower stratosphere by...- publication PDF
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Tests of Balloon Materials: Prepared for the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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Meeting Review the Second NCAR Research Aircraft Fleet Workshop
This report provides details of a workshop held at NCAR during the period 15-16 April 1987, for the purposes of assessing the scientific needs for atmospheric research aircraft...- publication PDF
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Thermal Analysis of Balloon-Borne Instrument Packages
Peter Fowler, of the University of Bristol, designed a modification to balloon flight equipment in an attempt to maintain temperature at an acceptable level. This report...- publication PDF
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Uncertainty Analysis of a Radome Flush Orifice Air Motion System for the...
This analysis is intended to establish a detailed measurement uncertainty for the present radome air motion systems used at NCAR and to provide a working document that may be...- publication PDF
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A Survey of Hawaii for Balloon Launch Sites
A group under Dr. Luis Alvarez at the Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, is preparing a balloon-borne particle physics experiment, designed for recovery at...- publication PDF
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Material Strength Properties of Visqueen X-124 Film
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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An Aviation Research Facility for the Atmospheric Sciences
In this report a National Aircraft Facility Survey Group was appointed in July 1963. The group was requested to study and report upon requirements for research aircraft and...- publication PDF
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Meeting Review: Third NCAR Research Aircraft Fleet Workshop
Meeting review: third NCAR research aircraft fleet workshop.- publication PDF
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Temperature Control of Balloon Packages
The following report is a general guide of thermal packaging for ballooning. Since the electronics and battery power supply of the Interrogation Recording and Location Subsystem...- publication PDF
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The Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Automatic Dome Rotator System
In this report E. Yasukawa writes the description for the newest system integrated into the Coronal Dynamics Project's experiment system, located at the Mauna Loa Solar...- publication PDF
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Aerostatic Lift of Helium and Hydrogen in the Atmosphere
The purpose of this report is to provide a simple and accurate method of making buoyancy calculations of lift gases. A table is included which gives pertinent model atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Strength Characteristics of Grace Cryovac YH Polypropylene Film
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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Boundary Layer Profile Measurement System
The NCAR Field Observing Facility developed a new tethered-balloon wing system that accurately measures the vertical profile of temperature, wind speed, wind direction, and...- publication PDF
