Tethered Balloon Systems

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1669358· OSTI ID:1669358

Dorsey, Kathryn ^[1]; Dexheimer, Darielle ^[2]; Hardesty, Jasper ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
2. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

Among ARM’s aerial platforms are tethered balloon systems (TBS), which consist of a helium-filled balloon, tether, winch, and sensors. TBS provide a safe way to collect data inside clouds, including mixed-phase clouds, where icing is a concern for airborne platforms. These systems are also flown above and below clouds to gather data related to wind, turbulence, thermodynamic state, aerosols, and the cloud-top environment.

• Research Organization: ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• Contributing Organization: PNNL; BNL; ANL; ORNL
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1669358
• Report Number(s): DOE/SC-ARM--20-015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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