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2. Weather balloon - Wikipedia

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   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 to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed by means of a small, expendable measuring device called a radiosonde.

3. High-altitude balloon - Wikipedia

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   An example image from a hobby high-altitude balloon launched by the Make Stuff Club from Kalamazoo College A photo taken from a 1,500 g (3.3 lb) weather balloon at approximately 100,000 ft (19 mi; 30 km) above Oregon A latex weather balloon bursting at about 29.5 km (18.3 mi; 97,000 ft)

4. Here's why meteorologists launch weather balloons every day

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   Synchronized weather balloon launches have helped meteorologists create forecasts over the past 150 years, and now the old tradition is going high tech. Twice a day - every day of the year ...

5. Sent Into Space - Wikipedia

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   Sent Into Space is an English aerospace company that launches experimental payloads to near space using weather balloons, for research, aerospace testing, marketing or publicity purposes. As the world's first "aerospace creative agency", Sent Into Space has launched more than 1,000 flights into the upper stratosphere since its formation in 2011.

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   Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.

7. CityVille Weather Balloon: Everything you need to know - AOL

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   In keeping with the recent theme of "Weather" in CityVille, you can now build a new Weather Balloon in your town. If you decide to keep it in your main city, you'll have a standard Community ...

8. Zero-pressure balloons - Wikipedia

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   A zero-pressure balloon (ZP) is a style of aerostatic balloon that is unsealed at its base, creating a mechanism by which lifting gas can vent out the bottom of the balloon when the balloon becomes full, allowing the balloon to float at stable altitudes. During the day the gas heats up in the sun, and at night the gas cools causing them to descend.

9. Here's why meteorologists launch weather balloons every day

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   Synchronized weather balloon launches have helped meteorologists create forecasts over the past 150 years, and now the old tradition is going high tech. Sensors beam data back down to Earth every ...