DRIFTSONDES, Providing In Situ Long-Duration Dropsonde Observations over Remote Regions

A field-tested, balloon-borne dropsonde platform fills an important gap in in-situ research measurement capabilities by delivering high-resolution, MIST dropsondes to remote locations from heights unobtainable by research aircraft.National Science Foundation’s Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences and Office of Polar ProgramsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Science Council of TaiwanTaiwan Central Weather BureauOffice of Naval ResearchThe national and international THORPEX project officesNational Science Foundation supported these field projects through their support of the U.S. THORPEX project Office, and the Lower Atmospheric Observing FacilitiesATM-0301213ATM-9732665ANT-0733007ANT-1002057AGS-0736003NA17GP1376NSC 96- 2745-M-002-004NSC 97-2111-M-002-005NSC 97-2111-M-002-016-MY3N00173-08-1-G007N00014- 09-WR20008MOTC-CWB-97-6M-0