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| Figure 1: Weather balloon with parachute and radiosonde. |
Q: Do you believe in global warming?
A: We are Measuring it.
Guest blog post by Dr. Charlie Paxton, meterologist
We meteorologists have surface temperature measurements all over the world and with continued automation more measurements are being taken as time goes on. We must also consider what is happening above the ground. Weather balloons carry instruments called radiosondes that report temperature, moisture, wind, and pressure as they ascend into the stratosphere. Satellites, both geostationary and polar orbiting, provide a wealth of atmospheric information including global sea level measurements.
