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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Acronym raob.) An evaluation of [[pressure]], [[temperature]], and [[relative humidity|relative  humidity]] data received from a balloon-borne [[radiosonde]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The processed data are usually presented in terms of [[geopotential height]], temperature, and  [[dewpoint]] at [[mandatory level|mandatory]] and [[significant level|significant pressure levels]]. If the position of the radiosonde is  measured to determine [[winds aloft]], then the [[observation]] is called a [[rawinsonde observation]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Acronym RAOB.) An evaluation of [[pressure]], [[temperature]], and [[relative humidity|relative  humidity]] data received from a balloon-borne [[radiosonde]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The processed data are usually presented in terms of [[geopotential height]], temperature, and  [[dewpoint]]. If the position of the radiosonde is  measured to determine [[winds aloft]], then the [[observation]] is called a [[rawinsonde observation]].</div><br/> </div>
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radiosonde observation

(Acronym RAOB.) An evaluation of pressure, temperature, and relative humidity data received from a balloon-borne radiosonde.

The processed data are usually presented in terms of geopotential height, temperature, and dewpoint. If the position of the radiosonde is measured to determine winds aloft, then the observation is called a rawinsonde observation.

Term edited 1 February 2022.


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