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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' [[upper-air observation]].) A measurement of the [[vertical profile]] of the thermodynamic and kinematic state of the [[atmosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A [[radiosonde]] makes an in situ point measurement of the atmosphere that it passes through. In contrast, a [[radar]] or [[lidar]] profiler makes a remotely sensed volumetric measurement of the atmosphere above the [[profiler]] location. <br/>''See also'' [[radiosonde observation]], [[rawinsonde]], [[rocketsonde]], [[sounding]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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upper-air sounding[edit | edit source]
(Also called upper-air observation.) A measurement of the vertical profile of the thermodynamic and kinematic state of the atmosphere.
A radiosonde makes an in situ point measurement of the atmosphere that it passes through. In contrast, a radar or lidar profiler makes a remotely sensed volumetric measurement of the atmosphere above the profiler location.
See also radiosonde observation, rawinsonde, rocketsonde, sounding.
See also radiosonde observation, rawinsonde, rocketsonde, sounding.
