Rocketsondes or sounding rockets are sondes released from a rocket instead of a balloon. They can reach altitudes higher than a typical balloon-borne radiosonde. Rocketsondes provide vertical profiles of atmospheric winds, temperature, pressure, density, and moisture upon descent after being ejected from the rocket at or near apogee. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) launches sounding rockets at Wallops and other locations through its Sounding Rocket Program.
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- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles > Wind Velocity/speed ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric PressureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric TemperatureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric WindsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Vertical ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles > Wind Direction ProfilesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure MeasurementsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature
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Rocket Launch Site Rocket Launch Site 1 Campaign · 1 Instrument | SOLVE SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment 1999—2003 Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden 2 Deployments · 32 Data Products
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