sounding

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026170",
  "term": "sounding",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A general term indicating the recording of vertical measurements. Commonly used to describe vertical measurements collected with geophysical methods and cone penetrometer testing.\n\n2. In geophysics, a survey method whereby the geometry and/or frequency of an array of sensors is varied so as to measure the physical properties of the earth as a function of depth beneath the configuration. The alternative is usually profiling.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary",
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sounding/"
}