The Airborne Research Data System (ARDS): Description and an Evaluation of Meteorological Data Recorded During Selected 1977 Antarctic Flights.

The paper describes the Airborne Research Data System (ARDS) and presents an evaluation of meteorological data recorded by it while installed aboard a United States Navy LC130R aircraft flown by the Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), in support of the National Science Foundation's rese...

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Main Authors: Renard,Robert J, Foster,Michael S
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
Meteorology
Information Science
*METEOROLOGICAL DATA
*DATA ACQUISITION
*INFORMATION PROCESSING
TEMPERATURE
REAL TIME
COMPARISON
WIND VELOCITY
ONBOARD
RESEARCH AIRCRAFT
HUMIDITY
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
BALLOONSONDES
Antarctic
New Zealand
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA057996
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA057996
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Summary:The paper describes the Airborne Research Data System (ARDS) and presents an evaluation of meteorological data recorded by it while installed aboard a United States Navy LC130R aircraft flown by the Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), in support of the National Science Foundation's research programs in Antarctica. The evaluation consists of a comparison of wind, temperature and moisture data, collected on four flight missions with similar data from Antarctic and New Zealand rawinsonde observations, as well as 50 kPa analyses. The results demonstrate some of the capabilities and limitations of the ARDS in logging meteorological data for operational as well as scientific research. Recommendations for improving the credibility of the sensed parameter data are included.

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