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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1994.0148.001
MANUFACTURER
SED SYSTEMS INC.
MODEL
GCM
LOCATION
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
AAC 7913
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ METAL RACK WITH SYNTHETIC FRONT PANELS

Dimensions

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

Length
48.5 cm
Width
56.0 cm
Height
31.0 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
SED
Country
Canada
State/Province
Saskatchewan
City
Saskatoon

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
ADRES EQUIPMENT WAS INTRODUCED CA. 1980 & USED INTO THE MID1990'S.
Canada
A CONTROL MODULE (GCM= GMD CONTROL MODULE) FOR AES' GMD (GROUND METEOROLOGY DEVICE) RADIOSONDE RECEIVING STATION 940146 - 940153. THIS CANADIAN DEVELOPED & MADE EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN ITS RADIOSONDE FORECASTING & RESEARCH PROGRAMME. THE ADRES WAS A COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROCESSING & ANALYSING INPUT METEOROLOGICAL DATA RECEIVED FROM RADIOSONDES & PRODUCING ENCODED MESSAGES FOR TRANSMISSION.
Function
A CONTROL UNIT FOR THE TRACKING ANTENNA OF A RADIOSONDE RECEIVING STATION, USED TO OPERATE THE ASSEMBLY FROM THE OPERATIONS ROOM. IT CONTAINS TIME, RANGE, AZIMUTH, & ELEVATION DISPLAYS & CONTROLS. IT ALSO FUNCTIONED AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN THE ANTENNA & A COMPUTER.
Technical
DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 1970'S, THE ADRES REPLACED THE ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM OF DATA REDUCTION PREVIOUSLY USED WITH THE GMD, A SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE CALCULATION. IN THE MID 1990'S THE ADRES WAS REPLACED BY A SINGLE MINI-COMPUTER. ADRES STANDS FOR AEROLOGICAL DATA REDUCTION SYSTEM. THIS RADIOSONDE GROUND SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE VAISALA SYSTEM WHEN THE VIZ/VALCOM RADIOSONDES [2004.0358-.0359, 2005.0041-.0042. 2005.0044] WERE REPLACED BY THE VAISALA RS80 RADIOSONDES [1987.0926, 1991.0096, 1991.0100, 1992.0002, 1994.0140-.0141, 2004.0360, 2005.0043], MOSTLY BETWEEN 1992 AND 1994. THIS EXTERNAL CONTROLLER IS USED WHEN THE RADIOSONDE IS RELEASED TO DIRECT THE GMD ANTENNA TOWARD THE RADIOSONDE AND TO SIGNAL THE MINICOMPUTER TO START STORING THE ANTENNA ANGLES WHICH ARE USED TO COMPUTE THE UPPER WINDS (REF. 4).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
BLACK LETTERING FRO CONTROL FUNCTIONS & READING 'SED SYSTEMS LTD/ SASKATOON/ CANADA' & 'GMD CONTROL/ MODULE'; INTERIOR PLATE READING 'EQUIPMENT SERIAL NO. AAC 7913/ ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE/ DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT/ SED SYSTEMS - SASKATOON, CANADA'
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED CASING FRONTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, LIGHTS, PARTS/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ GREY ENAMEL PAINTED RACK WITH TEXTURED BLACK PAINTED REAR DOOR & GREY OR BLACK FRONT PANELS
Decoration
BLACK MFR'S LOGO ON FRONT

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