How to track NWS weather balloons - Overlook Horizon

Here's why meteorologists launch weather balloons every day

Describe why radiosonde data is important. (Chapter 12)

Leeman Geophysical LLC on Instagram: "If this ever falls out of the sky toward you… don’t worry. It’s a radiosonde — the instrument that rides below a weather balloon and measures temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind all the way through the atmosphere. Inside is just a tiny transmitter and microcontroller, kept warm by a styrofoam shell because it gets really cold at altitude. If you ever find one in a field, you’re holding a piece of the weather-forecasting system. #weatherballoon #radioso