Purpose of the flight and payload description
SCRIBE is a balloon-borne, high resolution Fourier transform spectrometer designed to measure atmospheric emission at stratospheric altitudes with high resolution (0.06 cm) and high sensitivity.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 7/5/1984 at 6:10 mdt
Launch site: Roswell Industrial Air Center, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen - SV-001B - 5.025.000 cuft
Flight identification number: H84-18
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/5/1984
Payload weight: 2808 lbs
External references
- AFGL Balloon History since 7/7/1982 in Operational climatology for research ballooning in south central New Mexico (1988)
- Infrared emission measurements of morning stratospheric N2O5 Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(D15)
- Measurement of Atmospheric Emission Spectra at High Altitudes Final rept. 8 Nov 82-8 Nov 85
- Measurements of the High Altitude Infrared Characteristics of the Atmosphere Final rept. 1 Jun 89-30 Sep 94 - University of Denver
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