rawinsonde

American

[rey-win-sond] / ˈreɪ wɪnˌsɒnd /

noun

a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.

rawinsonde British

/ ˈreɪwɪnˌsɒnd /

noun

a hydrogen balloon carrying meteorological instruments and a radar target, enabling the velocity of winds in the atmosphere to be measured

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rawinsonde Scientific

/ rā′wĭn-sŏnd′ /

A radiosonde used to observe the speed and direction of upper-air winds and tracked by a radio direction-finding instrument or radar.

Etymology

Origin of rawinsonde

1945–50; ra(dar) + win(d) + (radio)sonde

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