Radiosonde
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Weather Bureau transferred this radiosonde to the Smithsonian in 1963. It is a British Meteorological Office instrument with inscriptions that read "Whiteley Electrical Radio Co. Ltd., Mansfield Notts. England," and "Mark II Met. Ref. No. 280. II." The black molded-fiber cylinder contains a pulse modulation transmitter, sensing elements for measuring temperature (bimetallic), pressure (aneroid), and humidity (goldbeater's skin), and a windmill selector switch.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.322313
label: catalog number
content: 322313
label: accession number
content: 247582
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Radiosonde
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 11 1/2 in x 11 5/8 in; 27.94 cm x 29.21 cm x 29.5275 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 28.575 cm x 29.21 cm