sonde
Sky-probing device
A sonde is an instrument package sent aloft or into water to gather and transmit data.
Weather balloons carry radiosondes to measure atmospheric conditions.
Bathysondes descend into ocean depths.
The word comes from French for probe or sounding line—something sent out to test conditions in places humans cannot easily go.
Inflatable rubber sac
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- ascentUpward movement
launch · payload · humidity · pressure · temperature · altitude · atmospheric · profile
Input-detecting device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- readingInterpreting written text
parameter · sampling · thermometer · barometer · hygrometer · anemometer · altimeter · photometer
Underwater exploration vehicle
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- downholeWithin a well bore
- oceanographicRelating to sea study
- hydrologicalOf water distribution study
geophysical · wellbore · logging · depth · seafloor · sediment · water column · profiler
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
antenna · radio · data · GPS · tracking · coordinates · real-time · encoding
Robotic interplanetary research vessel
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- VoyagerNASA interstellar mission name
- CassiniSaturn mission namesake
Huygens · lander · rover · interplanetary · deep-space · scientific · mission · NASA
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
ascent · launch · payload · humidity · pressure · temperature · altitude · atmospheric · profile · meteorology
sensor
Input-detecting device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
reading · parameter · sampling · thermometer · barometer · hygrometer · anemometer · altimeter · photometer · spectrometer
submersible
Underwater exploration vehicle
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- downholeWithin a well bore
- oceanographicRelating to sea study
hydrological · geophysical · wellbore · logging · depth · seafloor · sediment · water column · profiler · conductivity
transmission
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · antenna · radio · data · GPS · tracking · coordinates · real-time · encoding · bandwidth
space probe
Robotic interplanetary research vessel
Cassini · Huygens · lander · rover · interplanetary · deep-space · scientific · mission · NASA · ESA
sound, sounds, sounding, sounded, resound, resounding, sounder, resounds, resounded