Persinger's official job is to launch the dropsonde, a device dropped into the eye to record temperature, relative humidity and winds per second.
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In 2006, Jenssen released " Dropsonde ", a half beatless, half rhythmic album composed of jazz rhythms evocative of Miles Davis'1970s jazz fusion works.
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A critical piece of weather equipment on board the WC-130J is the GPS Dropsonde Windfinding System, a cylindrically-shaped instrument about long and in diameter and weighing approximately.
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A dropsonde system was installed in all the C-130Bs and the designation of all C-130 weather variants was permanently changed to " WC-130 " on 25 August 1965.
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In addition, a dropsonde recorded winds of 210 mph ( 339 km / h ) while descending to the surface, the highest dropsonde wind speed recording in a hurricane at the time.
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In addition, a dropsonde recorded winds of 210 mph ( 339 km / h ) while descending to the surface, the highest dropsonde wind speed recording in a hurricane at the time.
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:* " By the evening of August 20, Bret was designated a hurricane in accordance with reports of 75 mph ( 120 km / h ) winds by a dropsonde . . . ".
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Vickiann Esposito became the first female dropsonde operator and possibly the first fully qualified aircrew member ( excepting flight nurses ) in Air Force history, approved by rated as navigators ( now combat systems officers ).
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The dropsonde message is collected and QC'd by an on-board Flight Director, who then transmits the message to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction ( NCEP ) and the National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) for analysis.
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These models were given the new designation RB-47K . These were generally used for weather reconnaissance missions, carrying a load of eight " dropsonde " weather sensors that were released at various checkpoints along the aircraft's flight path.
