Radiosonde Definition

rādē-ō-sŏnd
noun
A compact package of meteorological instruments and a radio transmitter, carried aloft as by a small balloon to measure and transmit to ground observers temperature, pressure, and humidity data from the upper atmosphere.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Radiosonde

Noun

Singular:
radiosonde
Plural:
radiosondes

Origin of Radiosonde

  • German Radiosonde radio- radio- Sonde probe, plumb bob (from French sonde sonde)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Radiosonde Sentence Examples

  • Atmospheric profiles will be measured using tethered balloon and radiosonde launches.

  • Another possibility was sunlight catching a scientific radiosonde balloon, some of which rise to 100,000 feet.

  • This is described in the section on radiosonde data.

  • This will enable us to exploit the regular radiosonde measurements from Halley to the full.

  • These data, which are archived at the individual radiosonde stations, will start to arrive at the BADC shortly.

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Words Starting With

RRARAD

Words Ending With

EDENDE

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