The Aeroclipper: A New Device to Explore Convective Systems and Cyclones

Aeroclipper balloons, designed for taking measurements at the air-sea interface, can withstand extreme conditions encountered when they are drawn into tropical cyclones and then follow the eye trajectory.

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