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CARRIER-BALLOON SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
DEF

System for carrying radiosondes aloft by a free balloon for later predetermined release and subsequent descent by parachute, when the meteorological data are recorded and transmitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Système permettant de porter en altitude au moyen d'un ballon des radiosondes ultérieurement lâchées avec un parachute, selon un programme préétabli pour enregistrer et transmettre des données météorologiques pendant leur descente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Sistema para llevar radiosondas en altitud con un globo libre que los libera a una altura predeterminada; en el descenso, por paracaídas, los datos meteorológicos son registrados y transmitidos.

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