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Categories: French inventions, Earth observation balloons, Scientific observation, Atmospheric sounding, Meteorological instrumentation and equipment
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meteorological balloon  weather balloon  sounding balloon  weather balloons
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A small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions WordNet 3.0
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A small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A weather balloon, also known as sounding balloon, is a balloon that carries instruments aloft to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed by means of a small, expendable measuring device called a radiosonde. Wikipedia
A balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity. Wiktionary
Meteorological balloon. Wiktionary (translation)
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