Autosonde

A short video showing an automatic weather balloon launcher doing its thing
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[@coolvideos8864]

Thanks, I was wondering if they ever publish the time table for these lauches, I know its USUALLY 11 am and 11pm but depending on whats happening with the wearther they could be more in a day. Is this published anywhere? Thanks

[@automap3899]

It's not I'm afraid. Only the staff know this and it can change at any time since the unit is fully automatic you can have one launched in about 30mins

[@coolvideos8864]

@@automap3899 Thanks, I've been tracking and recovering them over the last few days, it would help to know what actually dictates when they send them up. lovely video by the way, this is where my last 3 radiosondes came from.

[@automap3899]

@@coolvideos8864 the chief forecaster can request one when ever they want if they need more detail about the atmosphere to help with forecasting. By default there is one a day (usually midnight) unless the weather is less stable and more are required. Most I've seen is 4 a day! The data from the sonde is used to plot a Tephigram (Thermodynamic diagram of the atmosphere which shows any temperature inversions etc). The Sonde is one of the most useful data collection tools in forecasting

[@SQ7ACP]

Nice :) I have this model rs92 :)

[@radiosonde.online8164]

One? XD hundred of this an other Types. Rs41 Dfm09/ 06, RS80 and Many other