Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
RADIOSONDES
DEFINITION
- The radiosonde is a balloon-borne instrument platform with radio transmitting capabilities. Originally named a radio-meteorograph, the instrument is now referred to as a radiosonde, a name apparently derived by H. Hergesell from a combination of the words "radio" for the onboard radio transmitter and "sonde", which is messenger from old English. The radiosonde contains instruments capable of making direct in-situ measurements of air temperature, humidity and pressure with height, typically to altitudes of approximately 30 km. These observed data are transmitted immediately to the ground station by a radio transmitter located within the instrument package. The ascent of a radiosonde provides an indirect measure of the wind speed and direction at various levels throughout the troposphere. Ground based radio direction finding antenna equipment track the motion of the radiosonde during its ascent through the air. The recorded elevation and azimuth information are converted to wind speed and direction at various levels by triangulation techniques. [Source: University of Wisconsin, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: RADIOSONDES Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Balloons/Rockets Short_Name: RADIOSONDES End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: RADIOSONDES End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-08-21 Online_Resource: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/weather_balloons.htm Sample_Image: http://www.ua.nws.noaa.gov/images/sondes.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: USA/NOAA End_Group End_Group
BROADER CONCEPT
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/2516981b-e560-479d-ba96-f8edfb54efe9
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