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OZONE SONDE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Air Pollution
DEF

An instrument carried aloft by a balloon to measure the vertical variations of ozone concentration in the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • ozone-sonde

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Instrument servant à mesurer les variations de la concentration en ozone atmosphérique selon l'altitude.

OBS

Le terme ozonosonde n'est pas attesté dans les grands dictionnaires généraux; on l'utilise cependant fréquemment dans les textes techniques récents.

OBS

Le spectrophotomètre ne donne que la quantité totale d'ozone; la sonde renseigne sur la répartition verticale de l'ozone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Contaminación del aire
DEF

Instrumento llevado a los altos niveles de la atmósfera por un globo para determinar la variación vertical de la concentración de ozono.

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