THE RESPONSE OF AN OPEN STRATOSPHERIC BALLOON TO THE PRESENCE OF INERTIO-GRAVITY WAVES

Analytic solutions for the vertical response of an open stratospheric balloon to the presence of inertio-gravity waves during its ascent and descent are obtained. Monochromatic waves with simultaneous variation s in density, velocity, and temperature are considered, Two extreme ca ses for the thermal conductivity of the balloon are analyzed: perfect and null. In the first case the velocity variations of the wave domina te the balloon's behavior, but in the second one the air density oscil lations also become significant. It is concluded that open stratospher ic balloons may behave more adiabatic than perfect conducting.