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