Balloon-borne radiosonde for the measurement of the atmospheric thermal structure coefficient
Abstract
The characteristics and operational limits of a balloon-borne radiosonde working up to 20 000 m for the measurement of the atmospheric thermal structure coefficient CT2 are described. The knowledge of CT2 profile up to 20 000 m gives information about the optical quality of the atmosphere with respect to high resolution astronomical observations. The radiosondes were launched during a research campaign carried out at Tenerife, Canary Islands in connection with the European JOSO (Joint Organisation for Solar Observations) project.
- Publication:
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Review of Scientific Instruments
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1686562
- Bibcode:
- 1974RScI...45.1563B
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Optics;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Balloon-Borne Instruments;
- Radiosondes;
- Temperature Probes;
- Circuit Diagrams;
- Differential Amplifiers;
- Operational Amplifiers;
- Stratosphere;
- Vertical Distribution;
- Instrumentation and Photography