| Main Title |
Development of an Adjustable Buoyancy Balloon Tracer of Atmospheric Motion. Phase 2. Development of an Operational Prototype. |
| Author |
Zak, B. D. ;
Church, H. W. ;
Lichfield, E. W. ;
Ivey, M. D. ;
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| CORP Author |
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM. ;Spectra Research Inst., Albuquerque, NM. ;Telemetrics Southwest, Albuquerque, NM.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Research Lab. |
| Year Published |
1985 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/3-86/050; |
| Stock Number |
PB87-100525 |
| Additional Subjects |
Meteorological balloons ;
Atmospheric motion ;
Air pollution ;
Buoyancy ;
Design criteria ;
Atmospheric disturbances ;
Prototypes ;
Tracking(Position) ;
Cloud cover ;
Diagrams ;
Drawings ;
Tracers
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| NTIS |
PB87-100525 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
138p |
| Abstract |
The prototype is a research tool which allows one to follow horizontal and vertical atmospheric flows, including the weak sustained vertical motion of meso- and synoptic-scale atmospheric disturbances. The design goals for the Tracer Balloon being developed here specify a lifetime greater than or equal to 3 days, tracking range greater than or equal to 1000 km, a ceiling altitude greater than or equal to 5.5 km (500 mb), and the capability to respond to mean vertical flows as low as 1 cm/s. The Tracer Balloon is also to measure and telemeter selected meteorological variables, to be sufficiently inexpensive to permit use in significant numbers, and to be serviced by a ground system capable of handling several Tracers at a time. The immediate need for the effort is to evaluate the accuracies of air pollution transport models, to establish source-receptor relationships out to 1000 km, and to assess the limits on the predictability of source impacts at long distances. |
| Supplementary Notes |
See also PB85-185817. Prepared in cooperation with Spectra Research Inst., Albuquerque, NM., and Telemetrics Southwest, Albuquerque, NM. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Research Lab. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Interim rept.. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 85 |
| Category Codes |
68A; 55B; 55D |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A07/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
635312033 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
