radiosonde balloon
51ra|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… …
52Anemometer — A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson Cup ty …
53Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …
54LIDAR — A FASOR used at the Starfire Optical Range for LIDAR and laser guide star experiments is tuned to the sodium D2a line and used to excite sodium atoms in the upper atmosphere …
55Barometer — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base …
56Hygrometer — Not to be confused with hydrometer. A hygrometer (UK: /haɪˈɡrɒmɪtə/) is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the environmental air, or humidity. Most measurement devices usually rely on measurements of some other quantity …
57Nephelometer — 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… …
58Disdrometer — 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 …
59Thule Air Base — Infobox Airport name = Thule Air Base nativename = Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) nativename a = nativename r = image width = 250 caption = IATA = THU ICAO = BGTL type = Military owner = operator = United States Air Force city served =… …
60Nephoscope — 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… …
