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dropsonde

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 629917 Last modified 04.04.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instrumentsmeasuring procedures
  • ilmastikuuuringute mõõteseade, mis on ette nähtud õhusõidukilt vee kohalt kukutamiseks, et mõõta (ja seega jälgida) tormitingimusi ajal, kui seade langeb vee pinnale
  • weather reconnaissance device designed to be dropped from an aircraft at altitude over water to measure (and therefore track) storm conditions as the device falls to the surface
rippsond
Usage examples
  • Rippsond on tavaliselt ainus voomõõtemeetod tuulte ja õhurõhu mõõtmiseks läbi atmosfääri ja kuni merepinnani troopiliste tsüklonite südamikus kaugel maismaal asuvast ilmaradarist.
dropsonde
Usage examples
  • Dropsonde instruments are typically the only current method to measure the winds and barometric pressure through the atmosphere and down to the sea surface within the core of tropical cyclones far from land-based weather radar.

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