- A
weather balloon, also
known as a
sounding balloon, is a
balloon (specifically a type of high-altitude
balloon) that
carries instruments to the stratosphere...
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gather data from
thousands of
balloons simultaneously.
Unlike radiosonde balloons which collect vertical atmospheric sounding data over the
release point...
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unmanned balloons. In 1957 the US Navy
began an
operational aerology system known as
Transosonde (trans-ocean
sounding),
consisting of
almost daily balloon flights...
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suborbital flight profile,
sounding rockets are
often much
simpler than
counterparts built for
orbital flight.
Certain sounding rockets have an
apogee between...
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During 1893
French scientist Jules Richard constructed sounding balloons.
These uncrewed balloons,
carrying light, but very
precise instruments, approached...
- the free dictionary.
Balloon phobia or
globophobia is a fear of
balloons. The most
common source of fear is the
sound of
balloons popping, but individuals...
- A hot air
balloon is a lighter-than-air
aircraft consisting of a bag,
called an envelope,
which contains heated air.
Suspended beneath is a
gondola or...
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including automatic cameras, an altimeter, and air-sample
collectors for
sounding-
balloon studies of the
upper atmosphere.
Liquefaction of
gases Timeline of...
- an
unscheduled balloon sounding flight conducted by the NWS
Norman office),
creating a
highly unstable atmosphere. The
sounding balloon recorded winds...
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Speech balloons (also
speech bubbles,
dialogue balloons, or word
balloons) are a
graphic convention used most
commonly in
comic books, comics, and cartoons...
