IRIG Standards for Range Meteorological Data Reduction. Part 2. Rocketsonde.
Abstract
The Rocket Reduction Program is designed to process data acquired by standard Loki and Super Loki rocketsondes. This program accepts input data taken from the AN/TMQ-5 record and the strip chart from the MSS Tracking System, a radar and/or AN/GMD-4 Rawin Set, plus co-rawinsonde baseline data. The program processes input data and output as its final product rocketronde data in readily usable tabular format; card decks, if desired; and rocketsonde message code (ROCOB). The MSS rocketsonde reduction procedure is designed for use with transponder sondes only, such as the PWN-10A. It consists of two programs, Pass 1 and Pass 2. This document is divided into two self-contained sections. Pass 1 of the MSS rocketsonde reduction procedure reduces the wind and temperature data recorded by the MSS realtime program. Output options and surface data are entered by the operator from the display console. This pass produces quality control data, constant altitude data, and two disk files. Pass 2 of the MSS rocketsonde reduction procedure extracts the HAMDATA levels from the intermediate scratch file and the co-rawinsonde file. This pass uses the 1,000-meter constant altitude file and the intermediate scratch file to produce the ROCOB coded message.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA163634