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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0837.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Wood frame with foil/paper remnent

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
82.0 cm
Width
40.0 cm
Height
3.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Upper wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
ACCORDING TO AES, RADAR TARGETS WERE USED ON CANADIAN WEATHER SHIPS.
Function
THE PASSIVE TARGET IS ATTACHED TO A FREE BALLOON & REFLECTS THE SIGNAL EMITTED BY A RADAR UNIT BACK TO A GROUND ANTENNA, INDICATING THE POSITION OF THE BALLOON IN ORDER TO DETERMINE UPPER WIND SPEED & DIRECTION. ACCORDING TO T. HACKING OF AES, RADAR TARGETS WERE USED ON WEATHER SHIPS.
Technical
THESE ILLUSTRATE THE APPLICATION OF RADAR TECHNOLOGY TO METEOROLOGY, ALLOWING MORE ACCURATE & CONSISTENT MEASUREMENT OF UPPER WINDS THAN CAN BE OBTAINED BY OPTICAL PILOT BALLOON METHODS.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None apparent
Missing
N/A
Finish
Unfinished wood with remnant of foil. Part used to be attached to .1.
Decoration
N/A

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