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How are the Temperatures in the Higher Atmosphere Measured?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Weather Guys Editor

Meteorologists monitor the atmosphere above the surface by using a radio-equipped meteorological instrument package – called radiosondes – carried aloft by a helium-filled weather balloon.

The radiosondes . . . Continue reading →

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