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ROCKOON SOUNDING [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

High-altitude measurement system using a sounding rocket carried aloft by a large balloon and fired near the maximum height of the balloon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Système de mesure à haute altitude utilisant une fusée de sondage emportée par un grand ballon et mise à feu près de l'altitude maximale que peut atteindre le ballon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Sistema de sondeo en altitud.

OBS

Consiste en transportar un cohete sonda a gran altura por medio de un globo de grandes dimensiones. El cohete se enciende cuando el globo está cercano a la altitud máxima que puede alcanzar.

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