Upper Air Observation

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Upper Air Observation

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A measurement of atmospheric conditions aloft, above the effective range of a surface weather observation. Also called sounding, upper air sounding. See radiosonde. </dd>
This is a general term, but is usually applied to those observations which are used in the analysis of upper air charts (as opposed to measurements of upper atmospheric quantities primarily for research). </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use