radiosonde

Definitions

General Science

• noun a radio transmitter sent into the atmosphere attached to a balloon to take readings such as altitude, pressure and temperature

Electronics

• A balloon-borne instrument which is utilized to measure and monitor meteorological parameters such as temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind speed. The data such an instrument gathers is sent to one or more monitoring stations via RF signals.

Nearby Definitions of “radiosonde”

• radiator
• radical
• radio
• radio astronomy
• radio telescope
• radiosonde
• RAID
• rail
• rake
• ram
• Ramlila

Contexts for “radiosonde”

2 definitions in context
• General Science
• Electronics