PC based new software developed to create an input pilot balloon data file to an alternative to Hand Held Data Logger (HHDL) for using PC based SAMEER Pibal computation software

Authors

  • N. MEENATCHI NATHAN Aerodrome Meteorological Office, Chennai, India
  • CHANABASANAGOUDA. S. PATIL Aerodrome Meteorological Office, Chennai, India
  • J. P. IMMANUEL JAYAPRAKASH Aerodrome Meteorological Office, Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v67i2.1359

Keywords:

Azimuth and elevation angle information, Input file generation, HHDL-Hand Held Data Logger, Pibal-pilot balloon, Theodolite, Visual C sharp

Abstract

Pilot balloon observatories of India Meteorological Department (IMD) are using Hand Held Data Logger (HHDL), manufactured by SAMEER, to compute upper air data since 2007. The HHDL, which is a sleek and microcontroller based battery operated unit, accepts all information through the numeric keypad pertaining to the PB ascent for raw file generation and pilot balloon data processing. The raw file can be transferred to computer system as an input file to PC based Pibal computation software. This software generates Pibal messages similar to HHDL in addition to National Data Centre (NDC) data format and monthly climate. In case of any failure of hardware, both HHDL & PC based Pibal computation software cannot be used.  Therefore to overcome this problem, a PC based Pibal data keying software has been developed using visual C sharp. The new software, what is developed, creates an input file similar to HHDL; it was tested with PC based Pibal computation software which works successfully as an alternate in case of failure of HHDL & it’s hardware accessories

 

Downloads

Published

01-04-2016

How to Cite

[1]
N. M. . NATHAN, C. S. . PATIL, and J. P. I. . JAYAPRAKASH, “PC based new software developed to create an input pilot balloon data file to an alternative to Hand Held Data Logger (HHDL) for using PC based SAMEER Pibal computation software”, MAUSAM, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 499–504, Apr. 2016.

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 2 (2016): MAUSAM

Section

Shorter Contribution

License

Copyright (c) 2021 MAUSAM

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

All articles published by MAUSAM are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This permits anyone.

Anyone is free:

  • To Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • To Remix - to adapt the work.

Under the following conditions:

  • Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even
    commercially.