Rawinsonde

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rawinsonde

An upper-air sounding that includes determination of wind speeds and directions.

Historically, wind data were obtained by tracking a balloon-borne radiosonde with a radio direction finder. Contemporary methods include measuring position or radiosonde velocity from GPS or Loran radio navigation signals.


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