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Temperature, Humidity, Wind and Pressure Sensors (THWAPS) Handbook

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1020711· OSTI ID:1020711
The temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure system (THWAPS) provide surface reference values of these measurements for balloon-borne sounding system (SONDE) launches. The THWAPS is located adjacent to the SONDE launch site at the Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility. The THWAPS system is a combination of calibration-quality instruments intended to provide accurate measurements of meteorological conditions near the surface. Although the primary use of the system is to provide accurate surface reference values of temperature, pressure, relative humidity (RH), and wind velocity for comparison with radiosonde readings, the system includes a data logger to record time series of the measured variables.
Research Organization:
DOE Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE EM Office of Science and Technology (EM-50)
OSTI ID:
1020711
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM/TR-030
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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