rocketsonde

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• rocketsonde — ☆ rocketsonde [räk′it sänd΄ ] n. [ ROCKET1 + SONDE] Meteorol. a rocket designed for weather observations in the area beyond the range of balloons, esp. between altitudes of 100,000 and 250,000 ft …   English World dictionary

• Rocketsonde — A rocketsonde, a kind of sounding rocket, is a system for atmospheric observations that consists of a rocket that launches instruments that can make weather observations up to an altitude of 75,000 m. Common meteorological rockets (rocketsondes)… …   Wikipedia

• rocketsonde — /rok it sond /, n. Meteorol. a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute. [1945 50; ROCKET1 + SONDE] * * * …   Universalium

• rocketsonde — /rok it sond /, n. Meteorol. a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute. [1945 50; ROCKET1 + SONDE] …   Useful english dictionary

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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

• Sounding rocket — A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, it… …   Wikipedia

• Aerology — (from Greek ἀήρ, aēr , air ; and λογία, logia ) is the study of Earth s atmosphere. Aerology studies the Ozone layer, atmospheric currents, climate and environment effects of the whole atmosphere. Methods include satellites, rocketsondes,… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric sounding — An atmospheric sounding is a measurement of vertical distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column such as pressure, temperature, wind speed and wind direction (thus deriving wind shear), liquid water content, ozone concentration …   Wikipedia