Publication

1968 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Environmental Data Service, Silver Spring, Md, Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

4,500 words, Guess

Page Count

18 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCQC879.5 .U46 no.EDSTM6

Description

A technique is developed to yield a climatology of high altitude balloon trajectories. For a launch position at Chico, Calif., this technique is employed to obtain the distribution of balloon positions, at the end of designated travel-times at 90,000 feet, for seven 2-week periods during the summer. Probability ellipses for these balloon positions are presented. In light of optimum conditions for conducting an experimental series employing a large instrumented balloon payload system, the best and poorest 2-week periods are determined. Specific examples of balloon recovery problems are presented and then solved using bivariate statistics.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • EDS technical memorandum EDSTM -- 6

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