2006年09月06日
ENS美國,科羅拉多州,波布爾德報導;蘇家億編譯;蔡麗伶、莫聞審校
High Flying Balloons Track Atlantic Hurricanes in Formation
In a unique collaboration, U.S. and French researchers are launching large, specialized balloons into the stratosphere to drop nearly 300 instrument packages over wide swaths of Africa and the Atlantic Ocean. Over the next month, the packages will gather detailed data from critical regions of the atmosphere where some of the most dangerous U.S. hurricanes develop. The first launch of a balloon with its instruments, called a driftsonde, took place at Zinder, Niger, on August 28.