Twice a day at 6am & 6pm (5am & 5pm during Standard time), the National Weather Service in Shreveport (and hundreds more stations around the world) take a measured vertical profile of the atmosphere pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity though the use of a balloon-borne radiosonde. The information gathered from the launch is used to diagnose the current atmospheric conditions in the area at different heights in the atmosphere. Here is a video from the National Weather Service in Nashville that show the process of the balloon preparation and launch: youtube/watch?v=lotJbsCpAnU That information (along with other meteorological observations) is ingested into super computers that come up with numerical weather predictions. Numerical weather predictions use mathematical models of the atmosphere to predict the weather. These models assist Meteorologists with coming up with daily weather forecasts. But after the balloon is launch, we never see what actually happens to the balloon, although we do know that is usually burst. Well thanks to Matt Barr and his high powered telescope, he was able to spot our balloon high in the atmosphere from his location in Stonewall, LA and get video of the balloons final minute. The video is incredible, Please watch and enjoy. Thanks again Matt.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:34:38 +0000
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