GAINS preflight planning and post-flight recovery requires accurate prediction of balloon trajectories. We have developed computer software to perform these calculations. This paper discusses methods employed by this software, and an evaluation of prediction accuracy for the period 1 March 2001 through 31 August 2001. (C) 2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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