Balloon
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SOUNDING/1000 GRAMS
- DATE
- 1993
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0143.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KAYSAM WORLDWIDE
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Totowa, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- RUBBER? BALLOON IN PLASTIC BAG/ CARDBOARD BOX WITH PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 13.0 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
- KAYSAM
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Totowa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- EARLY TO MID 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
- BLACK LETTERING ON BOX READS 'KAYSAM WORLDWIDE/ TOTOWA, N.J. 07512/ WHITE LABEL ON BOX READS 'AES STOCK# 6660-21-865-7307/ (0015-0155)/ BALLOON TYPE-BALLOON,/ AEROLOGICAL-GENERAL PURPOSE/ NOM BALLOON WT 1000 GRAMS/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE-6/93/ EXPIRATION DATE-1/95/ CONTRACTORS LOT# 98G(NS)/ QUANTITY-1 EACH/ ORDER NO. KM154-3-0015/01-TOX'/ LABEL WITH PRE-CONDITIONING INSTRUCTIONS ON BOX
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BEIGEBALLOON/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT BAG/ NATURAL CARDBOARD WITH WHITE PAPER LABELS
- Decoration
- N/A
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KAYSAM WORLDWIDE, Balloon, 1993, Artifact no. 1994.0143, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0143.001/
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