The Airborne Research Data System (ARDS): Description and an evaluation of meteorological data recorded during selected 1977 Antarctic flights

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Authors
Foster, Michael S
Renard, Robert J.
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Southern Hemisphere
Antarctica
aircraft research; instruments
weather observations
wind observations
aircraft observations
temperature observations
pressure observations.
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Date of Issue
1978-05
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1978-05
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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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 CVXE-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 during the period 8-12 November 1977, with similar data from Antarctic and New Zealand rawinsonde observations, as well as 50 kPa analyses from both Fleet Numerical Weather Central, Monterey, California and the National Meteorological Center, Washington, D. C. 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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Technical Report
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/29152
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NPS-63-78-002
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National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Programs, Washington, D. C.
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NSF DPP 76-00437
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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