WS FORM B-29 (3-04)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIOSONDE REPORT (DISTRIBUTION: SEE WSOH #10) FLIGHT EQUIPMENT
STATION PREPARED BY DATE
GROUND EQUIPMENT
INSTRUMENTS REJECTED (Serial No.)
REASON
RAWIN-RABAL COMPARISON DATE OF LATEST RMS VALUE:
QUARTERLY RECEIVER AND TRACKING ALIGNMENT DATE OF LAST ALIGNMENT ORIENTATION CHECK BATTERIES REJECTED (Type, Shipment No. and Date of Mfg.) THEODOLITE GENERAL TEST EL DIFF. AZ. DIFF. DATE DAILY
DEFECTIVE BALLOONS (Mfg. Lot No. and Type)
EQUIPMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION OR REMARKS
NO. OF FLIGHTS WITH LIMITING ANGLES
(SEE C1-8.1)
UNSUCCESSFUL RELEASES UNSUCCESSFUL RELEASES
DATE TIME REL. RADIOSONDE SERIAL No. BALLOON MFG and LOT No. NOZ. LIFT BATTERY MFG. and SHIPMENT No. TERM REAS. REMARKS
GENERAL REMARKS
NUMBER OF FLIGHTS MISSED
(
)
DATE
TIME
REASON
ASC NO.
MANUFACTURER AND LOT NO.
NOZZLE LIFT GRAMS
ASCENT RATE
HEIGHT METERS
WIND TERM 400MB TO TERM REMARKS CONTINUE BELOW OR ON OTHER SIDE
SFC TO 400MB
12 12
3
122
REASON
DA TE GM T
SCHED. TIME OF RELEASE GMT
RADIOSONDE SERIAL NO.
BALLOON
RAOB TERMINATION
REASON
Averages CODE FOR TERMINATIONS, REASON
48.7
3.0
0.0
*ENTER DETAILS UNDER REMARKS
1- BALLOON BURST * 4- WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL * 7- INTERFERENCE 2- BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING 5- BATTERY FAILURE * 8- RADIOSONDE FAILURE 3-LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON * 6- GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE
* 9- EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA * 10- OTHER (TIME LIMITATION, POWER FAILURE, ETC.)