ClimateAugust 8, 2026
radiosondeing
RAY-dee-oh-sond-ing
Definition
The act of using a radiosonde, an instrument carried by a balloon into the atmosphere, to measure and transmit meteorological data like temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Etymology
The word is a combination of 'radio' (referring to the transmission of data) and the French 'sonde' (meaning a probe or sounding line). It entered scientific terminology in the early 20th century to describe balloon-borne weather-measuring devices.
In the news
Meteocat is utilizing both manual and automatic radiosondeing to collect precise atmospheric data before, during, and after the solar eclipse to observe how it impacts the lower atmosphere.
Meteocat launches 3 balloons to register the atmospheric footprint of a total eclipse at the Ebre Observatory
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