Chapter 3 ________________________________________________________________ Operation
CHAPTER 3
OPERATION
General
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This chapter contains information that is needed to operate this product.
It is essential that you carry out the pre-launch steps as instructed and
always in the same way. Follow the instructions in the sections below
and refer to
Appendix A on page 51
preparation.
The workorder for a sounding is as follows:
1.
Prepare the balloon and optional sounding accessories.
2.
Unpack the radiosonde.
3.
Prepare the sounding.
4.
Connect the battery.
5.
Launch the radiosonde.
6.
Monitor the sounding with the sounding system.
When conducting additional sensor soundings (ozone or radioactivity
soundings), follow the procedures and guidelines in the relevant User's
Guides.
for proper and safe balloon