How Do We Get Information About the Weather?
Scientists from NOAA’s ESRL launch a balloon, carrying instruments that measure water-vapor in the upper atmosphere. Credit: NOAA Twice a day, every day of the year, weather technicians release about six-foot round weather balloons from 900 locations worldwide. Weather balloons are made of latex or synthetic rubber (neoprene) and filled with hydrogen or helium—gases that […]
