Vaisala Dropsonde
date: label: date made
content: 2003
name: label: maker
content: Vaisala, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Colorado, Boulder
topic: label: related event
content: Hurricane Katrina
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Measuring & Mapping
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0213.1
label: accession number
content: 2007.0213
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0213.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dropsonde
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 2 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 2 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 6.985 cm