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Antarctic topography from balloonsA description is presented of an investigation involving the collection of Antarctic ice sheet surface topography data by means of balloons, floating at an altitude of about 12.5 km, which traversed the Antarctic during its 1975 summer. These balloons were part of 411 constant density balloons launched in the Southern Hemisphere during the Tropical Wind, Energy conversion and Reference Level Experiment. The three sensors carried by each balloon included a radio altimeter, a pressure sensor, and an ambient temperature sensor. Data transmitted by a balloon are received by a measuring system on board the Nimbus-6 satellite. A synoptic map is presented of the 150 mbar pressure surface at 1200 GMT, December 11, 1975.
Document ID
19770061742
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Levanon, N.
(Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel)
Julian, P. R.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colo., United States)
Suomi, V. E.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, Wis., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
August 11, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 268
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
77A44594
Distribution Limits
Public
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