rawinsonde
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rawinsonde — ☆ rawinsonde [rā′winsänd΄ ] n. [ RAWIN + (RADIO)SONDE] a method of observing the upper air conditions, including wind direction and speed, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity, using signals from a radiosonde that is being tracked with… … English World dictionary
rawinsonde — noun Etymology: radar + wind + radiosonde Date: 1946 a radiosonde tracked by a radio direction finding device to determine the velocity of winds aloft … New Collegiate Dictionary
rawinsonde — ra·win·sonde … English syllables
rawinsonde — ˌsänd noun ( s) Etymology: rawin + radiosonde : a radiosonde that is tracked by a radio direction finding device to determine the velocity of winds aloft … Useful english dictionary
RWS — rawinsonde subsystem … Military dictionary
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
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Quasi-biennial oscillation — The QBO (quasi biennial oscillation) is a quasi periodic oscillation of the equatorial zonal wind between easterlies and westerlies in the tropical stratosphere with a mean period of 28 to 29 months. The alternating wind regimes develop at the… … Wikipedia
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Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the … Wikipedia
