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AN APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING THE STRATOSPHERE

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4178268
A balloon-borne apparatus for sampling air at heights of about 100,000 feet is described. The apparatus was designed to collect samples of water vapor and carbon diIt was carried to altitudes of 80,000 to 100,000 feet by balloon. The total weight of the apparatus is 95 lbs, which includes 6 lbs of coolant. In the period April to June 1959 four samples were obtained at mean heights of 92,500,
Research Organization:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Research Group. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, England
NSA Number:
NSA-14-019128
OSTI ID:
4178268
Report Number(s):
AERE-R-3272
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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