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chronometric radiosonde

chronometric radiosonde

[¦krän·ə¦me·trik ′rād·ē·ō‚sänd]
(engineering)
A radiosonde whose carrier wave is switched on and off in such a manner that the interval of time between the transmission of signals is a function of the magnitude of the meteorological elements being measured.
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