INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF LAPSE RATE ON BALLOON ASCENT RATE.

Abstract

The relationship between temperature lapse rate and balloon ascent rate was investigated for large (2000-pound gross load) polyethylene skyhook balloons and the relatively small neoprene rawinsonde balloon. In general, the results indicate that the lapse rate is a minor factor in determining balloon ascent rate and should be considered only after other pertinent factors are better understood. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600433

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  • Ralph D. Reynolds

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Inversion
  • Lapse Rate
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Molecules
  • Neoprene
  • Polymers
  • Radiosondes

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