Now that we're in the colder temps of winter, the NOAA reps here have to alter their balloon launch techniques with materials that can better withstand these elements. So a few weeks ago, a few of us went out to help with and see (and help in our limited way with) one of the atmospheric (especially ozone) tracking balloon launches with one of the really enormous plastic winter balloons.
The launch we helped with went well, with the data collection graph here showing recordings until the balloon reached a height of nearly 30 km into the atmosphere:
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