Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This film depicts Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon field operations in Christchurch, New Zealand. The film shows scientists preparing for a balloon launch, launching a balloon, and tracking balloons via radio. NCAR scientists launched spherical GHOST balloons from Christchurch beginning in 1966, to collect atmospheric data to be used in global weather forecasting. (Color, silent.)
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This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B21 003 Christchurch GHOST operations
This film depicts Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon field operations in Christchurch, New Zealand. The film shows scientists preparing for a balloon launch, launching a balloon, and tracking balloons via radio. NCAR scientists launched spherical GHOST balloons from Christchurch beginning in 1966, to collect atmospheric data to be used in global weather forecasting. (Color, silent.)
Copyright UCAR
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B21 003 Christchurch GHOST operations
