Vaisala Dropsonde
Vaisala Dropsonde
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- 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
- Object Name
- dropsonde
- date made
- 2003
- maker
- Vaisala, Inc.
- place made
- United States: Colorado, Boulder
- 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
- ID Number
- 2007.0213.1
- accession number
- 2007.0213
- catalog number
- 2007.0213.1
- Credit Line
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Hurricane Katrina
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Measuring & Mapping
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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