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Dropsonde

A dropsonde is an expendable weather reconnaissance device created by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), designed to be dropped from an aircraft at altitude over water to measure (and therefore track) storm conditions as the device falls to the surface. The sonde contains a GPS receiver, along with pressure, temperature, and humidity…

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Device and launch details

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Dropsonde

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples33
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Dropsonde

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related to Usage · 15
Dropsonde → Atlantic, Biloxi, During, Gulf, Hurricane Hunters, Keesler Air Force Base, Mexico, Mississippi, Pacific, Reserves Hurricane Hunters, Since, The, This, United States Air Force, Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
related to Device and launch details · 6
Dropsonde → Air Force, Most, NOAA, The, To, US
related to External links · 6
Dropsonde → Expendable Probes, Meteomodem Dropsonde Archived, NCAR AVAPS Dropsonde SystemVaisala, NOAA, NRD41 DropsondeData, Wayback Machine
related to Driftsondes · 5
Dropsonde → After, April, The, US, West Africa
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Dropsonde → expendable weather reconnaissance device created by the National Center for Atmospheric Research

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data aircraft weather typically atmospheric also pressure dropsondes storm surface device system reconnaissance designed altitude conditions sonde temperature based hurricane

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Dropsondeis aexpendable weather reconnaissance device created by the National Center for Atmospheric Research0.90text
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsThe0.60section
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsTo0.60section
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsUS0.60section
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsNOAA0.60section
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsAir Force0.60section
Dropsonderelated to Device and launch detailsMost0.60section
Dropsonderelated to DriftsondesThe0.60section
Dropsonderelated to DriftsondesUS0.60section
Dropsonderelated to DriftsondesAfter0.60section
Dropsonderelated to DriftsondesApril0.60section
Dropsonderelated to DriftsondesWest Africa0.60section

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