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Radiosonde
Radiosonde meaning
A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.
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A few balloons carried radiosonde equipment rather than bombs.
Surface weather observations were taken hourly, and four radiosonde releases occurred daily. citation It was also meant to aid in search and rescue operations and to support transatlantic flights.
The satellite records have the advantage of global coverage, whereas the radiosonde record is longer.
The UAH version of the record contained errors, and there is evidence of spurious cooling trends in the radiosonde record, particularly in the tropics.