THE PROPOSED WORK WILL PROVIDE NASA 1) AVAPS (AIRBORNE VERTICAL ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING SYSTEM) DROPSONADE HARDWARE INCLUDING AN 8-CHANNEL TELEMETRY CHASSIS AND COMPUTER 2) CONSULTATION TO WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY ENGINEERING STAFF FOR DESIGNING A DROPSONDE LAUNCHER AND 3) FIELD SUPPORT (IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY) DURING DEPLOYMENT. THE PROPOSING GROUP IS EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PLANNED WORK AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS OTHER NASA-SPONSORED FIELD MISSIONS. THIS EXPERIENCE IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK INCLUDING QUALITY CONTROL OF DROPSONDE DATA AND WILL ENSURE MISSION SUCCESS.