Line average

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006971",
  "term": "Line average",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A spatial average of a meteorological variable taken along a specific path or line. This method is often used in remote sensing, where a sensor measures an integrated value over a line of sight. For example, a line average of wind speed might be obtained from a Doppler lidar scanning across a region.",
  "see_also": [
    "arithmetic mean",
    "ensemble average",
    "area average",
    "time average",
    "ergodic condition"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/line-average/"
}