Target, radar

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OBJECT TYPE: PASSIVE/COLLAPSIBLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0838.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD FRAME/ PAPER AND TIN FOIL COVERING/ CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 112.0 cm
Width: 55.0 cm
Height: 2.0 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: N/A
Missing: From CA of 02/17/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BROWN PAPER/ UNFINISHED WOOD
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Target, radar, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0838, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0838.001/

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