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Foresight

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001048

In hydrologic terms, a sighting on a point of unknown elevation from an instrument of known elevation. To determine the elevation of the point in
question, the foresight is subtracted from the height of the instrument.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001048
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001048",
  "term": "Foresight",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, a sighting on a point of unknown elevation from an instrument of known elevation. To determine the elevation of the point in\nquestion, the foresight is subtracted from the height of the instrument.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/foresight/"
}

Record 3,760 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.