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RASS  

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  • A radio acoustic sounding system (RASS) consists of one or more vertically pointed loudspeakers, surrounded by focusing dishes and an antenna that receives the return signal from above. It is a remote sensing technique for the measurement of virtual temperature profiles. Additional information available at "http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap15/rass.html"

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/62d1e780-c34f-44e6-be01-bef03beeec4c

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