If Weather Satellites Did Not Exist

question 16

Multiple Choice

If weather satellites did not exist,

• A)fewer radiosondes would be required
• B)radiosondes would be our principal means of measuring weather conditions and both the surface and in the upper atmosphere
• C)radiosondes would be our principal means of measuring weather conditions in the upper atmosphere

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