WS FORM B-29 (6-03)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIOSONDE REPORT (DISTRIBUTION: SEE WSOH #10) FLIGHT EQUIPMENT
STATION PREPARED BY DATE
GROUND EQUIPMENT RAWIN-RABAL COMPARISON DATE OF LATEST RMS QUARTERLY RECEIVER AND TRACKING ALIGNMENT DATE OF LAST ALIGNMENT ORIENTATION CHECK DAILY THEODOLITE GENERAL TEST EL DIFF. AZ. DIFF. DATE
INSTRUMENTS REJECTED (Serial No.)
REASON
BATTERIES REJECTED (Type, Shipment No. and Date of Mfg.)
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.
DATE GMT
SCHED. TIME OF RELEASE GMT
RADIOSONDE SERIAL NO.
BALLOON
RAOB TERMINATION
MANUFACTURER AND LOT NO.
NOZZLE LIFT GRAMS
ASCENT RATE
HEIGHT METERS
WIND TERM
REASON
SFC TO 400MB
400MB TO TERM
REMARKS CONTINUE BELOW OR ON OTHER SIDE
REASON
Avera ges CODE FOR TERMINATIONS, REASON
0
0
0
*ENTER DETAILS UNDER REMARKS
1- BALLOON BURST * 4- WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL 2- BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING 5- BATTERY FAILURE 3-LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON * 6- GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE
* 7- INTERFERENCE * 8- RADIOSONDE FAILURE * 9- EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA * 10- OTHER (TIME LIMITATION, POWER FAILURE, ETC.)