runway observation
runway observation
[′rən‚wā ‚äb·zər′vā·shən] (meteorology)
An evaluation of certain meteorological elements observed at a specified point on or near an airport runway; temperature, wind speed and direction, ceiling, and visibility are among the elements frequently observed at such locations, because of the importance of these data to aircraft landing and takeoff operations.
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