The Weather Observer's Handbook
ISBN: 9781107662285 | 1107662281
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 6/30/2012
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Measuring the Weather:The Weather Observer's Handbook provides a comprehensive, practical, and independent guide to all aspects of making weather observations. Automatic weather stations today form the mainstay of both amateur and professional weather observing networks around the world, and yet - prior to this book - there existed no independent guide to their selection and use. Traditional and modern weather instruments are covered, including how best to choose and to site a weather station, how to get the best out of your equipment, how to s... MORE
| The Basics | |
| Why measure the weather? A history of meteorological observations | |
| Choosing a weather station | |
| Buying a weather station | |
| Site and exposure - the basics | |
| Measuring the Weather | |
| Measuring the temperature of the air | |
| Measuring precipitation | |
| Measuring atmospheric pressure | |
| Measuring humidity | ... MORE |
| Measuring wind speed and direction | |
| Measuring grass and earth temperature | |
| Measuring sunshine and solar radiation | |
| Observing hours and time standards | |
| Dataloggers and AWS software | |
| Non-instrumental weather observing | |
| Calibration | |
| Metadata - what is it, and why is it important? | |
| Making the Most of your Observations | |
| Collecting and storing data | |
| Making sense of the data avalanche | |
| Sharing your observations | |
| Summary and getting started | |
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