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FUSEE SONDE [2 records]

Record 1 2006-03-21

English

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

A rocket vehicle designed or adapted for high-altitude research.

OBS

sounding rocket: term standardized by ISO.

PHR

Atmospheric, meteorological rocket probe.

Key term(s)
  • rocket sonde
  • rocket-sonde

French

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

Fusée suborbitale non habitée, équipée d'appareils de mesure ou de recherche.

OBS

Pluriel : fusées-sondes.

OBS

fusée-sonde : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

PHR

Fusée-sonde météorologique, suborbitale.

Key term(s)
  • fusée sonde

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-21

English

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

An instrument package carried aloft by a meteorological rocket to make a measure one or more weather elements in a sounding of the upper atmosphere, at altitudes usually higher than can be obtained by radiosonde or aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • rocket-sonde

French

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

Instrument de sondage emporté en altitude par une fusée.

OBS

Selon le dictionnaire «Protection de la couche d'ozone» [S-53-21], une fusée-sonde est aussi «le véhicule de la sonde (sounding rocket, en anglais)».

Key term(s)
  • fusée sonde

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Teledetección
DEF

Instrumento de sondeo transportado a las capas superiores de la atmósfera por un cohete.

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