balloon-borne radiosonde

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• Radiosonde — A GPS sonde, approx 220 × 80 ×75 mm (8.7 × 3.1 × 3 in) (with grounding station in background, used to perform a ground check and also recondition the humidity sensor) A radiosonde (Sonde is French for probe) is a unit for use in weather balloons… …   Wikipedia

• radiosonde — /ray dee oh sond /, n. Meteorol. an instrument that is carried aloft by a balloon to send back information on atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity by means of a small radio transmitter. Cf. rawinsonde [1935 40; RADIO + SONDE] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• radiosonde —   n. radio transmitter, borne into and from upper atmosphere by balloon and parachute, sending out information on atmospheric conditions …   Dictionary of difficult words

• telemetry — te·lem·e·try (tə lĕmʹĭ trē) n. The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, to receiving stations for recording and analysis.   tel… …   Universalium

• ra|win|sonde — «RAY wihn sond», noun. 1. the gathering of temperature, pressure, wind speed or other atmospheric information by means of a balloon borne radiosonde tracked by radiocompass and sometimes radar. 2. a radiosonde used for this purpose. ╂[< rawin… …   Useful english dictionary

• Satellite temperature measurements — have been obtained from the troposphere since 1978. By comparison, the usable balloon (radiosonde) record begins in 1958.Satellites do not measure temperature as such. They measure radiances in various wavelength bands, which must then be… …   Wikipedia

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