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OBJECT TYPE
radiosonde
DATE
2006
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2009.0127.002
MANUFACTURER
Vaisala
MODEL
RS8931P
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
1011383172
Part Number
2
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Sealed synthetic and metal foil package/ otherwise unknown

Dimensions

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

Length
14.8 cm
Width
12.8 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
5.0 cm
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Upper wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Vaisala
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
after 2006
Canada
Battery for use in the family of radiosondes commonly used by the Meteorological Service of Canada at its 31 upper air observing stations starting in 2006. A piece of meteorological equipment from a large collection of meteorological instruments used by the Meteorological Service of Canada (previously Atmospheric Environment Service) and acquired by the CSTM since 1967. MSC is the government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating meteorological data and forecasts in Canada. It was founded in 1871 in Toronto where it is still headquartered. The MSC was originally on the University of Toronto downtown campus but moved to Downsview in 1971 on land owned by UofT. The headquarters houses laboratories, research facilities and calibration and instrument maintenance facilities (now largely contracted out).
Function
The power source of a radiosonde.
Technical
Water activated battery for the RS92 Radiosonde. The RS92-KL uses Loran navigation for wind computation. The nine weather stations in the extreme north are the SGP version of the RS92, which uses GPS for wind determination. The sensor package to measure pressure for both radiosondes uses a silicon based chip called a Barocap. They have two humidity sensors that are alternately heated to remove moisture. The temperature sensor is small to reject solar radiation loading.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
black lettering reads '[logo] VAISALA/ www.vaisala.com/ RADIOSONDE/ BATTERY'/ bar code label reads 'RS8931P' and '01011383172'
Missing
N/A
Finish
gold coloured foil package
Decoration
N/A

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