A radiosonde is a battery-powered telemetry instrument carried into the atmosphere usually by a weather balloon that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them by radio to a ground receiver.

What does rawinsonde?

8.1. 2 Free-Balloon Soundings. ... A rawinsonde is a method of upper air observation consisting of an evaluation of the wind speed and direction, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity aloft by means of a balloon-borne radiosonde tracked by a radar or radio direction finder.

What atmospheric variables does a rawinsonde measure?

What atmospheric variables does a rawinsonde measure? Rawinsondes measure pressure, temperature, dewpoint temperature, wind direction and wind speed.