A fleet of 5,000 to 10,000 plastic balloons can provide input data for computer-produced forecasts of global weather conditions which may be accurate up to three weeks in advance, Vincent Lally, head of the NCAR Global Atmospheric Measurements Program, said at a convention of the Institute of Ele... Show moreA fleet of 5,000 to 10,000 plastic balloons can provide input data for computer-produced forecasts of global weather conditions which may be accurate up to three weeks in advance, Vincent Lally, head of the NCAR Global Atmospheric Measurements Program, said at a convention of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Show less
