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rockoon
Definição1
A meteorological instrument package that measures vertical profiles of atmospheric winds and either temperature or density upon descent after ejection from a rocket at or near apogee.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 15 mar. 2021.
Fonte2
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Guide to the Global Observing System. Geneva, 2010. (WMO, n.488).
Nota adicional1
Rocketsondes reach altitudes above those typical for balloon-borne radiosondes.
Contexto
Data obtained by rocket sonde systems are mainly used for the calibration and verification of vertical temperature profiles derived from satellite infra-red radiometers.
Subárea
Aircraft
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