Antarctic ice topography and 150 mb circulation from the Nimbus-6 TWERL Experiment

Many TWERLE balloons floating at an altitude of about 12.5 km, traversed the Antarctic during its 1975/6 summer. The balloons' positions were accurately determined by the Nimbus-6 satellite, which also received their sensors' data: radio altimeter, pressure and temperature. Subtracting the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Levanon, N., Julian, P. R., Suomi, V. E.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1977
Subjects:
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770062969
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Summary:Many TWERLE balloons floating at an altitude of about 12.5 km, traversed the Antarctic during its 1975/6 summer. The balloons' positions were accurately determined by the Nimbus-6 satellite, which also received their sensors' data: radio altimeter, pressure and temperature. Subtracting the altimeter readings from the calculated balloon altitude above sea-level (a.s.l.) provides the Antarctic surface elevation at the balloon subtrack. The balloon altitude a.s.l. is calculated from daily synoptic maps covering latitudes south of 45 deg S. These maps are prepared using the regular radiosonde network supplemented by four times as many TWERLE balloons.

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