Radiosonde
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Weather Bureau transferred this radiosonde to the Smithsonian in 1964. It is a GAW coding sonde as redesigned in 1950 by Hans Hinzpeter (1921-1999), a German meteorologist. The foil-covered cardboard box contains a transmitter, a motor-driven selector switch, and sensing elements for temperature (bimetallic), pressure (aneroid), and humidity (hair hygrometer). An inscription reads "Transport Aufstieg. 5821." The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) is a worldwide system established by the World Meteorological Organization.
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.324241
label: catalog number
content: 324241
label: accession number
content: 254096
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Radiosonde
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/4 in x 8 1/8 in x 4 5/16 in; 22.225 cm x 20.6375 cm x 10.95375 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 8 1/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 10.795 cm x 20.6375 cm