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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... -
Calibration of the NCAR Sabreliner Research Static Pressure Source With a Tra...
Trailing cone results verify that pressure corrections for the NCAR Sabreliner derived from tower flyby data can be extrapolated to higher Mach numbers and higher altitudes with... -
GHOST Balloon Data Volume VI: Balloon 50D
Early Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon tests have resulted in valuable upper air wind data, particularly in the data-poor mid-latitudes over southern... -
Atlas of Computed Infrared Atmospheric Absorption Spectra: Atmospheric Transm...
An atlas of atmospheric absorption calculations is presented for a vertical path through the atmosphere above altitudes of 4, 14, 30, 40, 45, and 54 km. The calculations are... -
GHOST Balloon Data Volume IX: Balloon 70K
Early Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon tests have resulted in valuable upper air wind data, particularly in the data-poor mid-latitudes over southern... -
Winter MONEX: U.S. Research Flight Missions, December 1978
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Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment: A Guide to Precipitation Patterns During th...
This document summarizes radar reflectivity patterns in the Doppler radar coverage area during the field phase of the experiment. Its purpose is (1)to provide a condensed sample... -
Meeting Review: Workshop on Airborne Instrumentation 19-21 October 1988
Approximately 40-50 scientists met in October, 1988 to review needs for airborne instruments and to plan for development of some of the needed instrumentation. This report... -
Complete 100- and 200-mb GHOST Balloon Data: 1966-1970
This study contains information not previously published, including virtually all useful 100- and 200-mb data obtained from 1966 through 1970. At the cutoff date of the previous... -
Scientific Justification and Development Plan for a Mid-sized Jet Research Ai...
This document serves to substantiate the strong recommendations received from the scientific community that the acquisition of a mid-sized jet should be NCAR's highest priority... -
Pulse Compression for Phased Array Weather Radars
This Technical Report is a reprint of the Final Report from NCAR's Atmospheric Technology Division on work performed from 1991 through 1995 for the FAA Terminal Area... -
GHOST Balloon Data Volume V: Balloon 49R
Early Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon tests have resulted in valuable upper air wind data, particularly in the data-poor mid-latitudes over southern... -
The measurement of air velocity and temperature using the NCAR Buffalo Aircra...
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... -
GHOST Balloon Data Volume X: Balloon 79R
Early Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon tests have resulted in valuable upper air wind data, particularly in the data-poor mid-latitudes over southern... -
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... -
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... -
The Relative Accuracy of ALPEX Aircraft Data / an Evaluation of the ALPEX Int...
During the ALPEX progran, three participating large research aircraft - the NCAR Electra, the NOAA P5, and the DFVLR Falcon - joined for an interccmparison flight. Using the... -
The Ophir Radiometric Thermometer: Preliminary Evaluation
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Airborne Condensation Nucleus Counter User's Guide
This report describes the basic operating principles of the TSI Inc. Model 3760 condensation nucleus counter, the modifications necessary for high altitude, reduced pressure... -
The Hailpad: Construction and Materials, Data Reduction, and Calibration
This paper examines in detail the materials from which hailpads are constructed, the procedures for reducing hailpad data, and the methods used to calibrate these instruments. A...
