Inflation of a 3SF balloon (Bauru, 2003)
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Maximum load: 200 kg
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Flight profile: 1h ascent to 22 km, slow overnight descent
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Recovery by helicopter of Brazilian Air Force
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Light two-channel telemetry (on-board storage of most scientific data).
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Pressure, Temperature, Humidity, GPS 3D location
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Up to 5-6 independent instruments
Short duration 3SF balloons will provide, in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL), high resolution vertical profiles of:
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Tracers (DIRAC GC, DESCARTES air sampler, MICRO-SDLA)
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Clouds and aerosols (OPS optical particle spectrometer, LABS backscatter diode laser, MICRO-LIDAR, backscatter sonde)
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Water vapour and ozone (MICRO-SDLA, TDLAS, SAW SSS, ECC sonde)
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Electric field and lightning (AIRS)