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pilot-balloon observation

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pilot-balloon observation [′pī·lət bə‚lün ‚äb·zər′vā·shən]
(meteorology)
A method of winds-aloft observation, that is, the determination of wind speeds and directions in the atmosphere above a station; involves reading the elevation and azimuth angles of a theodolite while visually tracking a pilot balloon. Also known as pibal.


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