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Meteorological balloons

Scope note

Balloons used to carry meteorological instruments, especially radiosondes, aloft; for balloons carrying self-registering instruments aloft for general atmospheric research, use "sounding balloons."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000233887

Broader Terms used

<balloons by function>

Equivalent Terms used

meteorological balloon

Created

13yrs ago

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