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OBJECT TYPE: SOUNDING/300 GRAMS
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0142.001

MANUFACTURER: TOTEX CORP.
MODEL: TA 300
LOCATION: Saitama, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBER? BALLOON IN PLASTIC BAG/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TOTEX
Country: Japan
State/Province: Saitama
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY 1990S
Canada: TYPE OF BALLOON USED IN EARLY 1990S TO LIFT CANADIAN & AMERICAN MADE RADIOSONDES ALOFT, BY ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
Function: BALLOON OF TYPE USED TO LIFT RADIOSONDES CONTAINING METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE IN ORDER TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, & SOMETIMES WIND SPEED AND/OR DIRECTION
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT USED IN 1990S WITH RADIOSONDES WHICH MEASURED UPPER ATMOSPHERIC WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER LABEL READS 'AES STOCK NO: 0015-0450/ BALLOON TYPE: TA 300/ NOMINAL BALLOON WEIGHT: 300 GRAMS/ MANUFACTURED: 06/92/EXPIRES: 12/93/ LOT NO.: 1-92/ QUANTITY: 1 PC.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BEIGE BALLOON/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT BAG WITH WHITE LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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TOTEX CORP., Balloon, 1992, Artifact no. 1994.0142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0142.001/

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