meteorological sounding rocket
41Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …
42Barometer — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base …
43Nephelometer — A nephelometer at the Kosan, Cheju Island, South Korea NOAA facility A nephelometer [1] is a stationary or portable instrument for measuring suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid. A nephelometer measures suspended particulates by… …
44Disdrometer — A disdrometer in place in the Everglades. A disdrometer is an instrument used to measure the drop size distribution and velocity of falling hydrometeors. Some disdrometers can distinguish between rain, graupel, and hail. The uses for disdrometers …
45Nephoscope — is an instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of clouds. There are several types of nephoscopes: the comb nephoscope developed by Besson; the mirror nephoscope developed by Finemann; the grid nephoscope, a variation on the… …
46Dark adaptor goggles — are used in the field of meteorology for either adapting the eyes to the dark prior to an observation at night or to aid with the identification of clouds during bright sunshine or glare from snow. The goggles are made with red tinted plastic… …
47dBZ (meteorology) — For other uses, see DBZ (disambiguation). The scale of dBZ values can be seen along the bottom of the image. dBZ stands for decibels of Z. It is a meteorological measure of equivalent reflectivity (Z) of a radar signal reflected off a remote… …
48Malemute — For the type of dog, see Alaskan Malamute. Malemute is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Malemute has a maximum flight altitude of 165 km, a liftoff thrust of 57.00 kN, a total mass of 100 kg, a diameter of 0.41 m and a total… …
49Viper Dart — is an American sounding rocket originally developed in 1972. Space Data Corporation (SDC) developed the vehicle as a mean to increase the apogee of the Super Loki boosted PWN 12A dart. The PWN 12A dart is the non propulsive second stage that… …
50Birdling's Flat — Birdling s Flat, originally named Poranui, is a settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, close to the shore of Lake Ellesmere.Birdling s Flat also commonly refers to the nearby pebble beach that is part of Kaitorete Spit. The beach is well known as …
