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Maker:
Vaisala, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 16 in x 2 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 6.985 cm
overall: 16 in x 2 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
dropsonde
Place made:
United States: Colorado, Boulder
Date made:
2003
Description:
This example is identical to the many dropsondes that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dropped into and around Hurricane Katrina as that storm crossed the Gulf of Mexico in the late summer of 2005. These instruments provided information that scientists used to gauge the size, strength and speed of this storm.
Location:
Currently not on view
Related event:
Hurricane Katrina  Search this
Credit Line:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ID Number:
2007.0213.1
Accession number:
2007.0213
Catalog number:
2007.0213.1
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Science & Mathematics
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-587a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1334952