National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
AVAPS® Dropsonde System
instrumentairborne instrumentIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- NCAR
Description
Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System: parachuted GPS dropsondes launched from aircraft measure high-resolution profiles of temperature, pressure, humidity and wind to the surface, telemetered in real time to the aircraft; used in research and hurricane reconnaissance and licensed to Vaisala (NRD41).
Official page
https://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/10082
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- Contact
- Holger Vömel - voemel@ucar.edu
Details
- Keywords
- gps dropsondes, vertical atmospheric profiles, hurricane reconnaissance, vaisala nrd41 license, square-cone parachute, real-time telemetry
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Instrument platform
- NSF/NCAR C-130; NSF/NCAR G-V
- Associated entity
- NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory (site)