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Mobile ship

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007345

A seagoing vessel equipped with meteorological instruments that transmits weather observations while underway. These ships contribute to the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program, providing data from ocean areas where fixed buoys or weather stations are sparse. Observations include air pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction, sea state, and visibility, which are coded into SYNOP format for global distribution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007345
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007345",
  "term": "Mobile ship",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A seagoing vessel equipped with meteorological instruments that transmits weather observations while underway. These ships contribute to the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program, providing data from ocean areas where fixed buoys or weather stations are sparse. Observations include air pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction, sea state, and visibility, which are coded into SYNOP format for global distribution.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/mobile-ship/"
}

Record 6,184 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.