Talk:Dropsonde

Todo
Reduced to start-class, since this is apparently a WPTC article. It needs sources and expansion (history of dropsonde use, maybe?). --Core des at talk! 07:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

End Use
Would like to know: What happens at the surface of the sea? Does the dropsonde float? Is it recovered and used again? How much do they cost? Thanks.


 * The last point over the sea is often the most important data measurement.
 * Dropsondes do not float, as their parachute has been modified to induce quickly sinking.
 * If dropsondes have been dropped over land (such as in programs such as PLOWS ), some attempts are made to recover, and reuse sondes. Often, people find them and send them back to NCAR COD.
 * For cost, you would need to contact Vaisala, the contract manufacturer. Nickatncar (talk) 17:28, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Is the parachute biodegradable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.226.140.123 (talk) 18:03, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

Not just for Weather
Aren't dropsondes also used in the detection of submarines and in other military contexts? This article makes it sound like the only meaning of the word is in the meteorology field. Nrbelex (talk) 21:56, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

No, dropsondes are not used for detecting submarines; they are purely used for measuring weather conditions. You may be thinking of Sonobuoys though, and those ARE used for finding submarines. Dropsondes are about 18 inches long, with a diameter of nearly 3 inches. Sonobuoys are more like 6-8 inches in diameter and several feet long. Nickatncar (talk) 17:18, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

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