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Environmental Temperature Sounding


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Environmental Temperature Sounding An instantaneous or near-instantaneous sounding of temperature as a function of height. This sounding or vertical profile is usually obtained by a balloon-borne instrument, but can also be measured using remote sensing equipment.


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