Description of Meteorological

TM-11-6660-218-12 Meteorological Station Manual AN/TMQ-4
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TM 11-6660-218-12

1-8. Description of Meteorological

S t a t i o n , Manual A N / T M Q - 4

a. Meteorological Station, Manual AN/TMQ 4

consists of surface observation equipment (fig. 1-3),

wind plotting equipment (fig. 1-4) , communication

equipment (fig. 1-5), balloon inflation equipment

(fig. 1-6), balloon equipment and accessories (fig.

1-7), and miscellaneous minor components that are)

required to obtain weather and ballistic date and to

assemble the equipment.

b. After assembly in the field, the met. station is

divided in two sites: the balloon launching site

(fig. 1-1 ) and the plotting station site (figs. 1-1 and

1-2). The equipments located at each site are used

in a system that allows the operator to perform

visual observations in the collection of meteorologi-

cal data. The met. station can also be used in a sys-

tem in conjunction with Rawin Set AN/GM1) 1(*)

(rawin set) and Radiosonde Recorder AN/TMQ 5(*)

(radiosonde recorder) for electronic observation in

the collection of meteorological data,

Detailed

descriptions of system application are given in

1-9. Description of Major Compo-

nents

a. Anemometer (fig. 1-8). The anemometer con-

sists of a wind vane with a removable (cover, a

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