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IN a letter in Nature in 1946 Sir Nelson Johnson1 reported some results of direct measurements of winds at 30 km. by means of observations of shell bursts. Exploration to this height by means of sounding balloons has recently become possible through the development of balloons of large size. Measurements of wind structure are made by radar tracking, and temperature observations are given by radio sonde technique. Seven successful ascents have been made at stations in the south and east of England; five of them were made in midsummer and at night, thus avoiding possible temperature errors due to solar radiation. The other two were day-time ascents in spring, and were confined to wind measurements only. The results of two of the soundings are illustrated in the accompanying diagram.
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SCRASE, F. Wind and Temperature Mesurements up to 30 Km. Nature 164, 572 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164572a0
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