Volume average

From Glossary of Meteorology



volume average

The mean of values measured within a three-dimensional volume.

Such measurements are typical of volume-scanning remote sensors such as radar and lidar. It is also used in physical and numerical simulations of the atmosphere.
Compare ensemble average, time average, ergodic condition.


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