Twice-daily weather balloon launches will be back on the schedule at the National Weather Service in Valley, Nebraska, and the office will get additional temporary staff next week, Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., said Friday.
In this Jan. 26, 2009 photo, Terry Landsvork prepares an evening weather balloon for launch. Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, announced Friday that twice-daily balloon launches that had been suspended at Valley because of a lack of staffing will be restored and additional meteorologists will be temporarily assigned there.
A high-altitude weather balloon floats to the sky after being released in 2012. The balloons collect real-time data on temperature, dew point, humidity, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction from an instrument called a radiosonde that’s attached to its tail.
A high-altitude weather balloon floats to the sky after being released in 2012. The balloons collect real-time data on temperature, dew point, humidity, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction from an instrument called a radiosonde that’s attached to its tail.
In this Jan. 26, 2009 photo, Terry Landsvork prepares an evening weather balloon for launch. Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, announced Friday that twice-daily balloon launches that had been suspended at Valley because of a lack of staffing will be restored and additional meteorologists will be temporarily assigned there.
