An automated dropsonde deployment system, developed for NOAA by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, was installed on NASA's Global Hawk for the WISPAR study in early 2011.
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Mission: Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR)
An automated dropsonde deployment system, developed for NOAA by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, was installed on NASA’s Global Hawk for the WISPAR study in early 2011.2011NASA Photo / Tony Landis