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News Release from: Adept Scientific | Subject: WinWedge
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 August 2003
Software speeds ozone layer data
collection
Harvard University's Department of Earth and Planetary Science has developed a method of analysing the ozone layer by measuring the air speed in the atmosphere and why ozone exists where it is.
Harvard University's Department of Earth and Planetary Science has developed a method of analysing the ozone layer by measuring the air speed in the atmosphere and why ozone exists where it is The research specifically involves tracking carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which offers insight into how air pollution travels and what might be affecting our ozone layer
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Sep 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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To tackle the challenge of collecting data from the atmosphere, the department developed a system that uses a carbon dioxide meter whose data is captured by a data logger.
Both instruments are attached to a balloon.
The data from the balloon are sent to a receiving unit on the ground where it is transferred through to the serial port of a personal computer running Windows 95 and WinWedge.
WinWedge parses and filters the data and transfers it via dynamic data exchange (DDE) to Microsoft Excel.
The data are automatically graphed and analysed by Excel.
Additionally, the department is using S-Plus for statistical analysis of large amounts of data and Origin for graphics.
The department's research is used in conjunction with information gathered from satellites and measuring instruments on the ground.
The project is funded by NASA and others who want to build environmentally friendly aircraft.
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