Sentences with phrase «like weather balloons»

First, they chop up the atmosphere into byte - sized chunks based on input from things like weather balloons and orbiting satellites, and then they run a whole series of mathematical equations to figure out the most likely future state of weather patterns — a process that's hugely computer intensive — indeed, some of the world's most powerful computers are used to forecast the weather.

He said that using tools like weather balloons, airplane - mounted instruments and laser radar, scientists can test their simulations.

The STS - 111 aircraft, which is still in prototype, is in essence a worm - like weather balloon that undulates through the Earth's lower atmosphere, guided by satellite or ground communications or programmed to operate autonomously.

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The U.S. military hopes Sanswire - TAO's STS - 111, which looks like a cross between a weather balloon and a dirigible, will stealthily gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance info

This weather balloon will mostly measure temperature, air pressure, and wind speed, but others sample the air for the concentration of various gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen.

While initiatives are still at work to increase global access to internet connection — such as programs like Google's Project Loon that literally plans to use high - altitude weather balloons floating over various regions around the world to provide internet access to places that otherwise wouldn't have it for decades — there's no point in having internet access if you can't afford a device to connect.