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MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY UP TO 35 KILOMETERS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Measurements have been made of atmospheric humidity to altitudes as high as 35 kilometers by means of a hygristor ? a humidity-sensitive radiosonde accessory which is essentially a miniature version of the Foxboro Dewcel. ...
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: About twenty radiosonde flights to altitudes above 100,000 ft have been made from Belmar, New Jersey (latitude 40.2°N) during the period July 1948 to April 1949, using a balloon whose nominal weight was 10,000 grams. The ...
MEASUREMENT OF AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE PRESENCE OF SOLAR RADIATION
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Air temperatures to altitudes as high as 100,000 feet have been measured with radiosondes carrying a temperature element which was exposed directly to solar radiation. The temperature element was coated with a special white ...