用來運載氣象儀器到高空處的氣球，尤其是無線電探空儀;若指稱以一般大氣研究為目標，而載運自動紀錄儀器至高空的氣球，則見 “探空氣球”一詞。

氣象氣球(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
ch'i hsiang ch'i ch'iu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
qì xiàng qì qiú (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
qi xiang qi qiu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
meteorological balloons(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
meteorological balloon(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
balloons, meteorological(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
balloons, weather(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
balloon, weather(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
weather balloons(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
meteorologische ballonnen(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
meteorologisch ballon(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
globos meteorológicos(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
globo meteorológico(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
globo metereológico(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............運輸工具 (層級名)
................<運輸工具>
....................交通工具 (運輸)
........................<航太運輸工具>
............................航空器
................................<依形式區分之航空器>
....................................輕飛行器
........................................氣球 (航空器)
............................................<依功能區分之氣球>
................................................氣象氣球

activity/event needing/using is....	氣象學
distinguished from....	探空氣球

英文....	Balloons used to carry meteorological instruments, especially radiosondes, aloft; for balloons carrying self-registering instruments aloft for general atmospheric research, use "sounding balloons."
荷蘭語....	Ballonnen die gebruikt worden om meteorologische instrumenten, vooral radiosondes, omhoog te dragen; gebruik 'weerballonnen' voor ballonnen die automatisch registrerende instrumenten omhoog dragen voor algemeen atmosferisch onderzoek.
西班牙語....	Globo utilizado para transportar instrumentos meteorológicos, especialmente radiosondas. Para globos que transportan instrumentos autoindicadores para la investigación atmosférica general, use "globo sonda”.

氣象氣球............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 January 5, 2015
meteorological balloons............	[VP]
.................	McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (1978)
.................	McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1992) Vol. 2, 441
.................	NASA Thesaurus (1988)
meteorological balloon............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
balloons, meteorological............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
balloons, weather............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
balloon, weather............	[VP]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
weather balloons............	[VP]
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
meteorologische ballonnen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
meteorologisch ballon............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
globos meteorológicos............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
globo meteorológico............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
globo metereológico............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 5:2555
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300233887 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300233887
聯合目錄： 氣象氣球 、ch'i hsiang ch'i ch'iu 、qì xiàng qì qiú 、qi xiang qi qiu 、meteorological balloons 、meteorological balloon 、balloons, meteorological 、balloons, weather 、balloon, weather 、weather balloons 、meteorologische ballonnen 、meteorologisch ballon 、globos meteorológicos 、globo meteorológico 、globo metereológico