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THEODOLITE  

DEFINITION

  • A THEODOLITE is an optical instrument, similar to a surveyor?s transit telescope, used to visually track a radiosonde balloon and determine its azimuth and elevation angles while in flight.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/02c7de7e-4a26-4bb8-800f-07bff27fed08

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