Abstract
Within the limited budget, we constructed the weather balloon, then launched it into the sky from Orange city to observe the condition of the troposphere and stratosphere. While we could not collect the balloon and the data after launching it, the experiment benefited us by learning and building our own scientific thinking. The materials of the balloon were bought from Germany. The weather balloon's main body, which contained electronic devices for measurement and communication with the ground, was made of typical Styrofoam. And the main body was connected to the balloons, which continued the helium gas. The parachute was attached between the balloons and the Styrofoam box. So, the balloon was modeled to descend gradually with a parachute after the balloon burst at a certain altitude. The launching day was January 6, the temperature was 10 F°, and the wind was blown to the Northeast at 6.2 mph. After launching, the electronic device and the weather balloon's communication was established in only the first 20 minutes. We also tried to take a video of the environment outside of the earth. The video might be good for the advertisement of NWC. However, since we could not collect the balloons which we launched with GoPro7, we could not check the sight.
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Building the Weather Balloon with the Limited Budget and Observing the State of Atmosphere Both Visually and Statistically
Within the limited budget, we constructed the weather balloon, then launched it into the sky from Orange city to observe the condition of the troposphere and stratosphere. While we could not collect the balloon and the data after launching it, the experiment benefited us by learning and building our own scientific thinking. The materials of the balloon were bought from Germany. The weather balloon's main body, which contained electronic devices for measurement and communication with the ground, was made of typical Styrofoam. And the main body was connected to the balloons, which continued the helium gas. The parachute was attached between the balloons and the Styrofoam box. So, the balloon was modeled to descend gradually with a parachute after the balloon burst at a certain altitude. The launching day was January 6, the temperature was 10 F°, and the wind was blown to the Northeast at 6.2 mph. After launching, the electronic device and the weather balloon's communication was established in only the first 20 minutes. We also tried to take a video of the environment outside of the earth. The video might be good for the advertisement of NWC. However, since we could not collect the balloons which we launched with GoPro7, we could not check the sight.