BackForwardInstrument:  TWERLE 

Instrument details
Acronym TWERLE
Full name Tropical Wind Energy-conversion and Reference Level Experiment
Purpose Study of the general circulation by a data collection system in association with high-altitude floating balloons
Short description Association of the Nimbus-6 IRLS (Interrogation, Recording and Location System) with 300 balloons free-floating at constant level (150 hPa) in the tropical atmosphere
Background Contribution to the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE). Actually flown in advance (1975-1976) due to FGGE delay (actual: Dec. 1978 - Nov. 1979)
Scanning Technique N/A
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass 7 kg Power 12 W Data Rate 1 kbps

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 1975 to 1983
Last update: 2012-09-16
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Other payload component
  • Data Collection System
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.