RADIOSONDE

rāˈdēōsŏnd, group of instruments for simultaneous measurement and radio transmission of meteorological data, including temperature, pressure, and humidity of the atmosphere. The instrument package is usually carried into the atmosphere by a balloon (see weather balloon); balloon-borne radiosondes reach altitudes as great as 90,000 ft (27,400 m) above the earth's surface. A radiosonde may also be carried by a rocket, in which case it is known as a rocketsonde, or dropped by parachute (usually from an aircraft), in which case it is known as a dropsonde. Instruments included in a radiosonde are typically transducers for humidity, temperature, and pressure measurements; controls to improve return signals and determine which measurements are to be transmitted to data stations; and a radio transmitter. Radar also has been used to measure and transmit meteorological data from a radiosonde. These radiosonde observations are made as often as four times daily at some meteorological stations around the globe.

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books on: Radiosonde  - 50 results

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Compendium of Meteorology
Book by Thomas F. Malone; American Meteorological Society, 1951
Subjects: Meteorology
...described elsewhere in this Compendium. 1 RADIOSONDE-RADIOWIND SYSTEMS General Description...been expended on the development of radiosonde-radiowind systems than on any other...and in particular to the redesigned radiosonde-radiowind system just being introduced...
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Techniques of Observing the Weather
Book by B. C. Haynes; J. Wiley, 1947
Subjects: Meteorological Instruments, Meteorology--Observations
RADIOSONDE OBSERVATIONS For convenience, radiosonde observations are customarily referred to as raobs. The observations are taken with a radiosonde, which consists of a thermometer, a hygrometer, and...
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Sciences in Communist China: A Symposium Presented at the New York Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 26-27, 1960
Book by Sidney H. Gould; American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1961
Subjects: Science--History--China--Congresses
...Peking , 1958 4 , 38 - 39 . Radiosondes Central Weather Bureau...components of a new type of radiosonde". Weather Monthly Peking...A study on the problem of radiosonde launching". Weather Monthly...problems with Soviet type radiosonde signals and record compilation...
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The Environment Dictionary
Book by David D. Kemp; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Environmental Sciences--Dictionaries, Pollution--Dictionaries
...for example, are radionuclides. RADIOSONDE An instrument package carried up into...to a ground station. By tracking the radiosonde, either visually or electronically...calculate wind speed and direction. Radiosonde observations provide the data for creating...
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Geography in the Twentieth Century: A Study of Growth, Fields, Techniques, Aims, and Trends
Book by Thomas Griffith Taylor; Philosophical Library, 1957
Subjects: Geography, Geography--History
the radiosonde, or its newest relative, the rawinsonde...conditions up to 50,000 feet or above. The radiosonde does not measure the wind directly...the refinement and multiplication of radiosonde ascents, the upper air chart is a necessity...
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journal articles on: Radiosonde  - 5 results

 
 
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Slope Failures and Their Response to Rainfall Intensity: an Example from Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, July 2007
Journal article by N. L. Betts, W. B. Whalley, T. Crawford, L. Barry, G. Galbraith; Geography, Vol. 93, 2008
Subjects: Failure, Floods, Landslides & mudslides, Precipitation, Slope stability
...The basic data are derived from a radiosonde, which is an instrument attached to...rises, the information recorded by the radiosonde is transmitted back to Earth by radio...were best conveyed by the Castor Bay radiosonde ascent at 1200 UTC on 16 July (Figure...
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A Severe Weather Laboratory Exercise for an Introductory Weather and Climate Class Using Active Learning Techniques
Journal article by Andrew Grundstein, Joshua Durkee, John Frye, Theresa Andersen, Jordan Lieberman; Journal of Geoscience Education, Vol. 59, 2011
Subjects: College students, Cooperative learning, Hypothesis testing, Inquiry method, Science education, Teaching methods, Weather forecasting, Wind shear
...data for a severe weather event. We provide the groups with a suite of maps, including surface and upperlevel data, and radiosonde soundings that are available online at http://www.ggy.uga.edu/1112L/svrlab/index.htm (Figs. 1 and 2...
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Linking Physical Geography Education and Research through the Development of an Environmental Sensing Network and Project-based Learning
Journal article by Dar Roberts, Eliza Bradley, Keely Roth, Ted Eckmann, Christopher Still; Journal of Geoscience Education, Vol. 58, 2010
Subjects: Core curriculum, Design, Educational evaluation, Environmental science, Geography, Learning, Research, Science education, Web sites
...available through links on the IDEAS website, such as satellite observations, Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) and radiosonde. Micrometeorological Network The network currently consists of three stations: (1) Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR...
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The Errors of Chicken Little Thinking: It Is Highly Unlikely That a Doubling of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gases Will Cause Significant Changes in Global Temperatures
Journal article by William M. Gray; Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 16, 2002
Subjects: Climatic changes, Environmental law, International, Global warming--Models, Global warming--Political aspects
...J.R. Christy, R. W. Spencer, and W. D. Braswell, "MSU Tropospheric Temperatures: Data Set Construction and Radiosonde Comparisons," Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Research 17 (2000), pp. 1153-1170. (4.) Richard Lindzen, "The...
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In My View
Journal article by Karen Kwiatkowski, Robert Coram, Robert C. Whitten, Nathan Okun; Naval War College Review, Vol. 56, 2003
...areas, at sea, etc. They are also made by balloon-borne radiosondes and (since 1978) by satellites. While the surface measurements...large degree of estimation is involved. Balloon-borne radiosonde and satellite measurements of the temperature of the "free...


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magazine articles on: Radiosonde  - 13 results

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Mistaking Weather Balloon Components for Explosive Devices
Magazine article; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77, March 2008
Subjects: Balloons, Criminal investigations, Law enforcement, Meteorology, National Weather Service-US, Terrorism, Weather
...designed, the radiosonde is released to...small parachute. Radiosondes carry NWS markings...or intent to use radiosonde components in explosive...explosive devices as radiosondes. Nonetheless...to be a harmless radiosonde. Training and...identification of radiosondes as weather devices...
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Field Artillery and Mortar Systems
Magazine article; Army, Vol. 55, October 2005
Subjects: Armed forces, Army-US, Directories, Military weapons
...atmosphere. The MMS sounds the atmosphere with a balloon-borne radiosonde, which measures the meteorological (MET) parameters of...range of 500 km. The current MMS relies upon a balloonborne radiosonde to measure and transmit MET conditions such as wind speed...
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Night-vision / Surveillance Systems
Magazine article; Army, Vol. 52, October 2002
Subjects: Armed forces, Army-US, Night vision, Surveillance
...through onboard satellite receiving capability. An improved radiosonde system will provide highly accurate local meteorological parameters from the surface to an altitude of 30 kilometers. This radiosonde system features an improved operator interface and uses GPS...
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Army Weapons and Equipment
Magazine article; Army, Vol. 58, October 2008
Subjects: Armed forces, Helicopters, Military aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles
...atmosphere. The MMS sounds the atmosphere with a balloon-borne radiosonde, which measures the meteorological (MET) parameters of...range of 500 km. The current MMS relies on a balloonborne radiosonde to measure and transmit MET conditions such as wind speed...
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Army Weapons and Equipment
Magazine article; Army, Vol. 53, October 2003
Subjects: Army-US, Military aircraft, Military weapons
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newspaper articles on: Radiosonde  - 4 results

 
 
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Reviving 'Global Warming'
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 29, 2005
...reradiates downward. Given that the atmosphere inarguably shows no appreciable warming in the 25-year history of satellite and radiosonde measurements (initiated in response to the cooling panic), to assert that runaway global warming is as real as President...
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Hit and Myth of Global Warming
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 7, 2003
...comments from Mr. Christy that discussed the weak points in the RSS work. c Independent atmosphere temperature data from radiosonde instruments carried aloft in weather balloons do not support RSS but agree with the UAH result of a negligible warming trend...
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Letters
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 23, 2007
...torrential rain drifting towards the camp? I was duty meteorologist on April 28, 1958, and there was no rain. I sent up radiosonde balloons to 80,000ft that morning to establish the upper air wind directions before the decision was taken to do a live...
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Spellers Find It Fun to W-I-N
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), May 27, 2004
...Immersion School, it seemed only fitting. King, 18, separated from the crowd with "lapidist," "anaphylaxis" and "radiosonde," the latter being a compact package of meteorological instruments. She plans to compete at the state level in August...


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encyclopedia articles on: Radiosonde  - 3 results

 
 
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Radiosonde
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RADIOSONDE ra deosond, group of instruments...balloon ); balloon-borne radiosondes reach altitudes as great...the earths surface. A radiosonde may also be carried by...Instruments included in a radiosonde are typically transducers...
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Weather Balloon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ceiling balloon is used to determine the altitude of cloud bases. A much larger, teardrop-shaped balloon is used to carry a radiosonde aloft. The balloon expands as it rises, usually reaching an altitude of at least 90,000 ft (27,400 m) before it bursts...
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Rocketsonde
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...instrumentation capable of measuring and transmitting meteorological data to altitudes of 250,000 ft (76,200 m). See radiosonde . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...


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