06-08-2021, 07:50 PM
It's now an identified flying object:
A new piece of equipment at the National Weather Service station in Hilo makes light work of high-altitude weather monitoring.
An automatic sounding station went online at the Hilo NWS station last week, which automates the process of preparing high-altitude weather balloons to monitor conditions in the upper atmosphere.
“It’s a pricey bit of equipment,” Butler said, explaining that it cost the NWS about $800,000. “But our equipment has been getting old and wearing out so we’re updating and automating our technology.”
Of the NWS’s 95 upper-air observation stations, only 20 are equipped with Autosondes, including Hilo.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...from-hilo/
BALLOON FILLING AND SIZE
Balloon nozzle connected to the balloon during loading, gas-proof balloon nozzle connection Balloon size 200-800 g
https://www.vaisala.com/sites/default/fi...0402EN.pdf
A new piece of equipment at the National Weather Service station in Hilo makes light work of high-altitude weather monitoring.
An automatic sounding station went online at the Hilo NWS station last week, which automates the process of preparing high-altitude weather balloons to monitor conditions in the upper atmosphere.
“It’s a pricey bit of equipment,” Butler said, explaining that it cost the NWS about $800,000. “But our equipment has been getting old and wearing out so we’re updating and automating our technology.”
Of the NWS’s 95 upper-air observation stations, only 20 are equipped with Autosondes, including Hilo.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...from-hilo/
BALLOON FILLING AND SIZE
Balloon nozzle connected to the balloon during loading, gas-proof balloon nozzle connection Balloon size 200-800 g
https://www.vaisala.com/sites/default/fi...0402EN.pdf