Wind profiler

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A wind profiler is a piece of weather observing equipment that uses sound waves to detect the wind speed and direction at various elevations above the ground. Such data is very useful to meteorological and aviation interests.

Meteorological instrumentation and equipment
Anemometer | Barograph | Barometer | Ceiling balloon | Ceiling projector | Ceilometer | Dark adaptor goggles | Disdrometer | Hygrometer | Ice Accretion Indicator | LIDAR | Radiosonde | Rain gauge | Satellite | Snow gauge | SODAR | Sounding rocket | Stevenson screen | Sunshine recorders | Thermograph | Thermometer | Weather balloon | Weather radar | Weather satellite | Weather vane | Wind profiler

 

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