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Sounding balloons

Scope note

Use for small free balloons carrying self-registering instruments aloft to record and transmit measurements for atmospheric research; for balloons carrying aloft instruments for recording weather-related data, use "meteorological balloons."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000233901

Broader Terms used

<balloons by function>

Term used for

balloons, sounding

Equivalent Terms used

sounding balloon

Created

13yrs ago

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