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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE<br />

WEATHER BUREAU TOPICS AND PERSONNEL<br />

INFORMATION<br />

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RECOVERED RADIOSONDES<br />

IVith tlw bcginning <strong>of</strong> the us(’ <strong>of</strong> tlic ncw 400,000 eeries electric<br />

hYgrornc?ter radiosonde, thc I3urcuu is diecontinuing thr praoticc <strong>of</strong> pay-<br />

ing $1 to cnch finder for his scrvirw in returning n rwovcrrd instrument.<br />

This changc jn policy hnfi beconic> ncocssary siiwc othcr ngcti?ciee using<br />

shilnr radiosondm do not ninlw ~ncli paynlcntu.<br />

T~CHO returricd instrumcmtn Iiave plnyed 1111 important part in tlic<br />

weatlior I3urcm rnob prograni during tl~c pnst 8 yom8, ~uWcicrit unit8<br />

having boon rcturncd for- r~wnditioniny lo fiupply right rnob statjions<br />

during a prriod in wIIic-Ii procurement <strong>of</strong> nn ndoquntc ~upp~y lina bcrn<br />

difficult.<br />

Although actual figures 11avo not bcw c:oinpilcd, it IIUH boon ostirnatrd<br />

that approxiinatcly 40 porwn t <strong>of</strong> nlI units r r ~ c by ~ ~ Wcather d ~urrnu<br />

stations 11a\~c. been wtunw\, <strong>of</strong> which about tlircr-fourths havn bwn<br />

~Uuitablc for reconditioning. Thc porccnt,agc <strong>of</strong> riidiosondcs rocowrcd<br />

variw widoly from station to station, thc nunibw, n~ night bc expcctcd,<br />

being liiglieHt for stationn in t~ic central pruiric. stntrp. io 0rnn11n<br />

station has sliown thc grcntest nunlber <strong>of</strong> rccowri<strong>of</strong>i, which is (Istiinn ted<br />

at 85 percent <strong>of</strong> thc numbcr rclcmed.<br />

It is planned to continue thc URC <strong>of</strong> ruconditionnd radiosondes.<br />

Htntion<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficials itro, thcreforc, roqncstrd to encourage tho public to return<br />

htrumrntH ~~liicli Iia\w heen found. hdditionnl information regarding<br />

the rcturil <strong>of</strong> rndi<strong>of</strong>ioncIcs is contained in Clrciilar rAPttPrp NO. ($4-43<br />

<strong>and</strong> No. 27-44.

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