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| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | An instrument, usually balloon-borne, for the simultaneous measurement and transmission of meteorological data while moving vertically through the atmosphere. See dropsonde.The instrument consists of transducers for the measurement of pressure, temperature, and humidity; a modulator for the conversion of the output of the transducers to a quantity which controls a property of the radiofrequency signal; a selector switch which determines the sequence in which the parameters are to be transmitted; and a transmitter which generates the radiofrequency carrier. (references) |
Science | A balloon-borne instrument that measures meteorological parameters from the Earth's surface up to 20 miles in the atmosphere. The radiosonde measures temperature, pressure, and humidity, and transmits or 'radios' these data back to Earth. Upper air winds also are determined through tracking of the balloon ascent. Radiosonde observations generally are taken twice a day (0000 and 1200 UTC) around the globe. NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) operates a network of about 90 radiosonde observing sites in the U.S. and its territories. When the balloons burst, radiosondes return to Earth on a parachute. Approximately 25 percent are recovered and returned to NWS for reconditioning and reuse. (references) |
Solar | An instrument package that moves through the atmosphere, usually attached to a balloon, and transmits data over a radio frequency. (references) |
Weather | A balloon-borne instrument for the simultaneous measurement and transmission of meteorological data up to a height of approximately 30,000 meters (100,000 feet). The height of each pressure level of the observation is computed from data received via radio signals. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The weight of a radiosonde is typically 250 gramss. A major manufacturer is Vaisala in Finland.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Radiosonde."
Crosswords: RADIOSONDE |
| Specialty definitions using "RADIOSONDE": baroswitch ♦ dropsonde ♦ meteorological technicia ♦ radiosonde, raob, rocketsonde ♦ upper air observation ♦ WEATHER OBSERVER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "RADIOSONDE" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (radiosonde), German (radiosonde). |
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 | Meteorological radiosonde balloon being released OCEANOGRAPHER around the world cruise. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | NSSL vehicle with computer to receive data from radiosonde balloon measurements. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). |
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Expressions using "RADIOSONDE": radiosonde observation ♦ radiosonde station. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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radiosonde | 12 |
instrument meteorological radiosonde | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "RADIOSONDE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | radiosondë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | المسبار اللاسلكي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | radiosondestation (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | radiosondestation (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | radioluotain (radiometeorograph). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | radiosonde (radio sonde, radio-sonde). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Radiosonde (radio sonde, radio-sonde). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σταθμός ραδιοβολίσεων (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rádiószonda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | peramatan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | stazione di radiosondaggio (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ラジウ 療法 (final effort before the end, last, last lap, last spurt, lathe, radiator, radical, radicalist, radio, radio car, Radio City, radio compass, radio control, radio controlled models, radiocarbon test, radio-cassette, radio-cassette player, radioisotope, radiometer, radium therapy, RAS, raster, raster file, Remote Access Server, roster, rusk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ラジオゾンデ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adiosonderay estação de radiossondagem (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) радиозонд. (various references) radiosonda. (various references) estación de radiosonda (radio- sonde observing station, radiosonde station). (various references) radiosond. (various references) rađiô (radio set, wireless), máy thăm dò. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "RADIOSONDE": radiosondes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
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| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-i-n-o-o-r-s" | |
-2 letters: adenoids, androids, aneroids, indorsed, ordained, roadside. | |
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| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-i-n-o-o-r-s" | |
+1 letter: radiosondes. | |
+4 letters: deodorizations, diamondiferous, reconsolidated. | |
+5 letters: biodegradations. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)R A D I O S O N D E |
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