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SFMR = instrument to measure winds on the ground/ocean, which are usually weaker than at the plane's altitude
kts = knots = multiply by 1.15 to get wind speeds in miles per hour
dropsonde = thing they drop out of the plane to measure wind, temperature, and pressure at different altitudes as it falls
Here's how to read wind barbs: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/info/about_windbarb.html
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SFMR = instrument to measure winds on the ground/ocean, which are usually weaker than at the plane's altitude
kts = knots = multiply by 1.15 to get wind speeds in miles per hour
dropsonde = thing they drop out of the plane to measure wind, temperature, and pressure at different altitudes as it falls
Here's how to read wind barbs: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/info/about_windbarb.html