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HEIGHT OZONE PROFILE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Her interest in history of meteorology is an ongoing project on the history of satellite remote sounding of meteorological data and the controversy over the use of satellite data in the operational weather forecast model.

OBS

meteorological sounding: Determination of the profile of the atmosphere at different altitudes, usually by means of radio or satellite signals.

OBS

remote sounding: The use of remote sensing equipment to observe and measure the characteristics of the Earth’s surface and various atmospheric elements.

OBS

Physical basis of remote sounding. A sounding is a vertical profile of atmospheric temperature, moisture or some other parameter. Soundings, including measurements of total water vapour content, total ozone, cloud height, cloud amount, surface temperature, etc., can be obtained from remote measurements of spectral radiance through carefully selected channels, often in the infrared(IR) or microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Télédétection
DEF

Détermination du profil vertical des paramètres d'état de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

A curve showing the variation in the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere as a function of altitude.

Key term(s)
  • height profile of ozone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Courbe qui donne la variation de la concentration de l'ozone en fonction de l'altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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