NASA's Peter Lyster (left) meets with National Weather Service's Chris Strong, who collects readings of atmospheric conditions from weather balloons each day. (See Creating a moving picture of Earth's climate.)
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While visiting the National Weather Service station in Sterling, Va., NASA's Peter Lyster discusses how balloon readings of atmospheric conditions contribute to scientists' knowledge of Earth's climate. Twice each day, balloons are launched from 7,000 locations around the world.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
High-Performance Computing and Communications Program
Ames Research Center
M/S 269-3
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Issue 6, July 1998
INSIGHTS is published by the HPCC Program office. For more information, visit the HPCC home page.
Program manager: Bill Feiereisen
Editor, photography, design: Judy Conlon
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Special thanks to the following contributors:
Richard Anderson, John Bell,
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Lisa Coyle, James Donald, Pat Elson,
Joan Falkenstein, Sarabeth Hall,
Jeanette Johnston, William Likens,
Eugene Miya, Todd Novak, Nicky Oduma,
Carina Roque, Mike Schultz and Aretha Waller.
On the cover: Goddard Space Flight Center's Peter Lyster prepares to launch a weather balloon in Sterling, Va. Balloon readings and many other observations are combined with forecast models to better understand Earth's climate system.
Photographs by Debora McCallum
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