weather balloon
Sky-high data-gatherer
A weather balloon is a large balloon carrying instruments into the atmosphere to measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind conditions.
The balloon rises until it bursts at high altitude, with its payload descending by parachute.
Weather balloons have become a go-to explanation for UFO sightings: The Air Force said it was just a weather balloon.
Balloon-borne meteorological telemetry device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- hygrometerMeasures air's moisture level
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
transponder · altimeter · telemetry · sensor · transmitter · data logger · radiometer · payload
Second atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- pressureForce upon contact
jetstream · updraft · mesosphere · air density · ceiling · cloud layer · inversion
Move upward
- riseMove to higher position
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- launchSet into motion
altitude · helium · hydrogen · inflate · buoyant · lift · skyward · upward
Prediction of future conditions
- predictionForecast of coming events
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
wind speed · pressure · radar · observation · sounding · storm tracking · hurricane · cyclone
Systematic accumulation of facts
- atmospheric scienceStudy of Earth's atmosphere
- cosmic rayEnergetic particle from space
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- scientificOf or using research methods
experiment · observation · analysis · aerospace · citizen science
radiosonde
Balloon-borne meteorological telemetry device
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- hygrometerMeasures air's moisture level
GPS · transponder · altimeter · telemetry · sensor · transmitter · data logger · radiometer · payload · antenna
stratosphere
Second atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
pressure · jetstream · updraft · mesosphere · air density · ceiling · cloud layer · inversion
ascend
Move upward
launch · altitude · helium · hydrogen · inflate · buoyant · lift · skyward · upward · payload
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- predictionForecast of coming events
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
humidity · wind speed · pressure · radar · observation · sounding · storm tracking · hurricane · cyclone · climate monitoring
data collection
Systematic accumulation of facts
- atmospheric scienceStudy of Earth's atmosphere
- cosmic rayEnergetic particle from space
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
scientific · experiment · observation · analysis · aerospace · citizen science
- weather instrumentsanemometer, barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, thermograph
- UFO explanationsUFO, Venus, swamp gas, ball lightning, meteor
- atmospheric instrumentsbarometer, altimeter, anemometer, hygrometer, radiosonde
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
- meteorologyrain, wind, snow, clouds, storms
- balloonslatex balloons, hydrogen balloons, foil balloons, helium balloons, mylar balloons
weather balloonweather satellite
Spacecraft tracking atmospheric conditions
blimp · aircraft · drone · submarine · helicopter
weather balloonweather satellite
Spacecraft tracking atmospheric conditions
weather station · seismometer · rain gauge · seismograph · barometer