A Proposal for Balloon-Borne Weather Radar.

Abstract

The report demonstrates the operation of the Family IID-7 balloon system for the detection of ground lightning caused forest fires in Alaska. Also included in the report are an engineering plan, diagrams, technical concepts, and cost analysis.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006040

Entities

People

  • Toxey A. Hall

Organizations

  • RCA Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Biomes
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Detection
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Fires
  • Forest Fires
  • Forests
  • Lightning
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Radar

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Software Engineering.