20110505 Ozonesonde Launch RC382

Team: Aleksey, Stephanie

20110505
Flight #: RC382
Sonde #: 2Z9320-V7
Radiosonde serial: S12469
Location: UH Launch Trailer

Sky: partly cloudy

Launch Trailer Conditions:
surf temp: 25.86 C
RH: 34.46%
surf pressure: 1016.79 mbar
WS: 1.65 m/s
WDir: 93.19 deg

CL31: [Not working]

UHMT: Surface Ozone: 76 ppbv

Launch Time: 17:37:51 CDT
Launch Time: 22:37:51 GMT

Balloon: 600 g Kaymont
Fill Pressure: 1900 kPa

Balloon passed 100 mbar at 00:59:46, avg rise rate = 4.6 m/s
Burst Height: 28.98 km
Lost signal around 4.421 km

Notes:
- sonde consistent with Moody Towers

- finished one roll white tape

- AVG interrupted Strato during preflight

- 1st balloon blew away while changing tanks (very windy)

- couldn't open lid on 2nd tank (3rd tank was good)

- Strato 9.31 froze after exit, screen flashed (ctr-alt-del to close it)