Meteorological balloons contribute to flight safety

Meteorological balloons are used to estimate the meteorological parameter values ​​in the high layers of the atmosphere.

The balloons, which were released twice a day on the basis of “Greenwich Clock” from 9 points in the world, and 9 points in Türkiye play an important role in the formation of the air estimate by informing the forecast centers from every layer of the atmosphere from every layer of the atmosphere.

In Türkiye, the data that is connected to the balloons every day every day and 02.30 contribute to the planning of the pilot paths in military and civil aviation according to weather conditions and precautions against possible risks.

Vertical measurement of the atmosphere

The deputy director of meteorology 9. Regional Directorates (Ankara), UMIT Gulbag, gave information about high atmospheric observations.

Gülbağ said that there are meteorological observation stations in many places in the world and said that the atmosphere at these stations was measured on balloons.

Gülbağ explained that they had let the meteorological balloons filled with hydrogen or helium gas into the atmosphere for observation.

“We started using domestic and national devices with the instructions of our General Manager of Meteorology Volkan Memduh Coşkun. At the end of our balloon there is a device and a device on the bottom of the mechanism. At the same time in the world we leave the balloon twice a day. The balloon earned 360 meters in height per minute and the balloon in the ball.

“There are no limits in meteorology”

Gülbağ said that the data obtained was checked and confirmed and transferred to the programs and that according to the calculations of numerical weather forecast, cards for meteorological estimates were created.

Gulbag said that weather forecasts were achieved with these observations: “These values ​​are used on military and civil flights. Before the pilot flies, it learns the wind of the aircraft in height and determines the fuel level of the aircraft according to the direction of the wind.” he said.

Gülbağ said that this meteorological data from 800 points in the world are shared with all countries and that the data have contributed to important questions such as climate change.