radiosonde balloon
11radiosonde — /ˈreɪdioʊsɒnd/ (say raydeeohsond) noun an instrument carried aloft by a balloon and sending back information, by means of a small radio transmitter, about the atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity encountered. {radio + sonde} …
12radiosonde — n. radio transmitter, borne into and from upper atmosphere by balloon and parachute, sending out information on atmospheric conditions …
13radiosonde — n. a miniature radio transmitter broadcasting information about pressure, temperature, etc., from various levels of the atmosphere, carried esp. by balloon. Etymology: RADIO + G Sonde probe …
14sounding balloon — noun Etymology: sounding (I) : a balloon sent aloft with self registering instruments to record and often radio reports of meteorological data * * * Meteorol. a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, esp. a… …
15sounding balloon — Meteorol. a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, esp. a radiosonde balloon. Also called weather balloon. [1900 05] * * * …
16Weather balloon — and student volunteer at NWS Weather Forecast Office, Riverton, Wyoming, USA …
17List of balloon uses — This is a list of uses of balloons*tiny **balloon catheter *small (volume of a few litres) **toy balloon **Water bomb ** Papier mâché **balloon animal **decoration **solar balloon **balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition or to… …
18Satellite 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… …
19Collocation (remote sensing) — Collocation is a procedure used in remote sensing to match measurements from two or more different instruments. This is done for two main reasons: for validation purposes when comparing measurements of the same variable, and to relate… …
20Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident — The two Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident, published in 1994/5 and 1997, form the basis for much of the skeptical explanation for the 1947 incident, the purported recovery of aliens and their craft from the vicinity of Roswell, New… …
