Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 2/26/2004 at 23:00
Launch site: Meteorological Research Institute, Baurú, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Montgolfier Infrared 45.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 4/6/2004
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 39 d
Landing site: On the Pacific Ocean (9.16º S - 210º W)
Campaign: HIBISCUS
External references
- Accuracy of analyzed temperatures, winds and trajectories in the Southern Hemisphere tropical and midlatitude stratosphere as compared to long-duration balloon flights Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 5391-5397, 2006
- An overview of the HIBISCUS campaign Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2309, 2011
- Evaluation of balloon and satellite water vapour measurements in the Southern tropical UTLS during the HIBISCUS campaign Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 5299-5319, 2009
- HIBISCUS campaign web site Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales LATMOS
Images of the mission
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