Tag Archives: Atmospheric Layers

A photograph of the hand-guided release of a typical US Weather Service atmospheric sounding balloon, taken sometime between 1909 and 1920.
1896: Exploring the Layers of Earth’s Atmosphere – The Contributions of Teisserenc de Bort and Aßmann

Teisserenc de Bort and Aßmann's pioneering balloon experiments revealed the layered structure of Earth's atmosphere, leading to the identification of five distinct layers