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February 16th, 2009, 04:29 AM
John Lindsey: The measurements of weather balloons (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
By John Lindsey -- Every day around 4 a.m., the 30th Weather Squadron from Vandenberg Air Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County launches a weather balloon with a tiny transmitter called a radiosonde attached. As the weather balloon rises through the atmosphere, this transmitter broadcasts temperature, pressure and humidity levels, as well as Global Positioning System coordinates for the ...
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By John Lindsey -- Every day around 4 a.m., the 30th Weather Squadron from Vandenberg Air Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County launches a weather balloon with a tiny transmitter called a radiosonde attached. As the weather balloon rises through the atmosphere, this transmitter broadcasts temperature, pressure and humidity levels, as well as Global Positioning System coordinates for the ...
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