Sounding balloon


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Sound´ing bal`loon´


1.An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or aëronautic purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The current detection methods of the atmospheric boundary layer include sounding balloon, anemometer tower, radar detection, and so on [1, 2].
Among current detection methods of atmospheric sounding, sounding balloon carrying a radiosonde for direct measurement is an important means; however, conventional sounding balloon and captive balloon have low detection accuracy of the atmospheric boundary layer due to disadvantages such as low recovery and high cost along with low altitude airflow and terrain environment, so they cannot meet the needs of modern meteorological applications.
Design of Meteorological Element Detection Platform for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Based on UAV
The researchers note that their modeling results need confirmation through observations, which could be carried out by airplanes, drones, or sounding balloons measuring the level of turbulence and the electric field within a storm.
Study Finds Turbulence Could Lead to Lightning
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