meteorological balloons

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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."
meteorological balloons
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025