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See linked documentation for the site's entry in the MIDAS Station database.\r\n\r\nThe site is located at 45m above mean sea level. Prior to February 2020 the height of the site was given as 50m above mean sea-level.\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1 for ceilometer data (also know as 'ALC' data) and 0-826-300-2 for wind profiler network data. Prior to this a temporary WIGIS id 0-20000-0-03501 was used. (Note, these WIGOS IDs were specifically assigned to the production of the ceilometer data from this site. Alternative WIGOS IDs have been provided for the site for other data types).\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1. 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Prior to April 2020 it known as the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) MST Radar Facility at Aberystwyth (MSTRF). The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) operates a number of meteorological instruments at the site in support of its long term measurement programme. Most of the datasets span between 10 and 20 years. They are all openly-accessible through the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). NCAS also provides access to output from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale model for this location.\r\n\r\nThe facility host a range of atmospheric instruments including the UK's MST radar, surface meteorological instrumentation and lidars. The facility is also able to host guest instruments. The facility was officially opened on 12th November 1990. The facility also operates instrumentation at the nearby Frongoch site.\r\n\r\nIt has WMO site ID: 03501. See linked documentation for the site's entry in the MIDAS Station database.\r\n\r\nThe site is located at 45m above mean sea level. Prior to February 2020 the height of the site was given as 50m above mean sea-level.\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1 for ceilometer data (also know as 'ALC' data) and 0-826-300-2 for wind profiler network data. Prior to this a temporary WIGIS id 0-20000-0-03501 was used. (Note, these WIGOS IDs were specifically assigned to the production of the ceilometer data from this site. Alternative WIGOS IDs have been provided for the site for other data types).\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1. 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See linked documentation for the site's entry in the MIDAS Station database.\r\n\r\nThe site is located at 45m above mean sea level. Prior to February 2020 the height of the site was given as 50m above mean sea-level.\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1 for ceilometer data (also know as 'ALC' data) and 0-826-300-2 for wind profiler network data. Prior to this a temporary WIGIS id 0-20000-0-03501 was used. (Note, these WIGOS IDs were specifically assigned to the production of the ceilometer data from this site. Alternative WIGOS IDs have been provided for the site for other data types).\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1. 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It is a clear-air UHF Doppler radar system operating at 1290 MHz to measure signal intensity and wind speed and direction under all weather conditions. At this frequency clear-air scattering (from refractive index inhomogeneities) dominates the radar signal return in the absence of hydrometeors, and the signal power is a measure of turbulent intensity. \r\n\r\nThe wind profiler consists of three panels to emit and receive three separate beams, a vertical beam from the central panel and two other beams orthogonal to the central beam at an elevation of 73 degrees to enable full wind vectors to be calculated. Each panel is an array of eight aerials, each consisting of an assembly of eight collinear dipoles. \r\n\r\nThe radar is usually operated in two modes: a low altitude mode with a 1000 ns pulse and a high altitude mode with a 2500 ns pulse. The radar typically returns wind profiles from around 100 to 2500 m and can be used to measure the depth of the convective boundary layer and the position of atmospheric convective \"lids\". The measurement frequency may vary depending on set up for the instrument deployment, but data archived with the British Atmospheric Data Centre are typically averaged over 15 minutes. The averaging period used for the data is indicated in the archived data. \r\n\r\nThis instrument has been referred to with various titles during its operating history including: UFAM (Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) mobile wind profiler, FGAM (Facility for Ground based Atmospheric Measurements) mobile wind profiler, Aberystwyth mobile wind profiler and University of Manchester mobile wind profiler and the Atmospheric Measurements Facility (AMF) mobile wind profiler. The instrument is presently operated as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science's (NCAS) Atmospheric Measurements and Observations Facility (AMOF) and is known as the NCAS mobile wind profiler 1, with designation ncas-wind-profiler-1.\r\n\r\nFor full operation details refer to the instrument details on the AMF website.\r\n\r\nSpecifications of the UFAM wind profiler\r\nTransmitter Frequency\t1290 MHz\r\nTransmitter Bandwidth\t10 MHz\r\nBeam Width\t8.5°\r\nPeak Power\t3500 W\r\nAperture\t4 m2\r\nAntenna gain\t25 dBi\r\nAverage power 'low altitude mode'\t40 W\r\nAverage power 'high altitude mode'\t100 W\r\nMinimum height\t75 m\r\nMaximum height\t4.5 - 8 km dependent on atmospheric conditions and pulse length\r\nResolution dependent on pulse width\t75 m to 375 m\r\nInstrinsic wind speed accuracy\t< 1m/s\r\nInstrinsic wind direction accuracy\t< 10°\r\nPeriodicity of profile computation\t15 minutes as standard, but adjustable from 1 minute\r\nOperational temperature\t-20 °C to 30 °C\r\nOperational relative humidity\t5% to 95 % without condensation\r\nResistance to wind\t20 m/s (average) 40 m/s (gusts)\r\nPower supply\t230 V +10% -15 %, single phase" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6291, "uuid": "3b80a6f5b3a44504a65019511c4583c5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Vertical wind profile data from the NCAS Atmospheirc Measurement Facility's (AMF) 1290mhz Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler from Davidstow during the MICROphysicS of COnvective PrEcipitation (MICROSCOPE) project", "abstract": "The University of Manchester Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar - formerly aber-radar-1290mhz - was operated at the Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall at War Museum, Cornwall. 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Through a combination of long-term observations and tailored operations it provides national capability for the study of clouds, rainfall, boundary-layer processes and aerosols, and is particularly well suited as a site for hosting field campaigns involving visiting instruments.\r\n\r\nThe CAO site is located one mile south of Chilbolton Village, 6 miles south of Andover, Hampshire. The site was used as an airfield during the Second World War and is relatively flat and slightly elevated above the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nThe observatory operates more than twenty major instruments, many continuously, while others are available on-demand according to user configuration requirements. The portfolio includes a powerful combination of dual-polarisation Doppler radars, lidars, radiometers, and supporting instruments; the continuous round-the-clock operation of lidar and cloud radar instruments at Chilbolton is unique within the UK. These are supplemented by a suite of meteorological instrumentation including rain gauges, and disdrometers. A multi-wavelength sun photometer provides continuous measurements of aerosol optical depth in clear skies, and contributes to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET).\r\n\r\nThe Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) is mounted on a 25-metre, fully steerable antenna, and is able to probe clouds and storms with unparalleled sensitivity and resolution. In addition, zenith-pointing polarimetric, Doppler 35 GHz and 94 GHz cloud radars are routinely operated for detailed microphysical studies of cloud processes and cloud climatology. A transportable, scanning 35 GHz cloud radar system is also hosted at Chilbolton, further enhancing the available capability.\r\n\r\nChilbolton was one of the pilot cloud profiling sites for the CLOUDNET project, and continues to make observations that feed into the Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Capability at the site will be enhanced in the next few years, with the incorporation of a Raman lidar, with the ambition being for this to form an ACTRIS observational platform for aerosol profiling.\r\n\r\nThe presence (since January 2016) of a Defra air quality monitoring supersite at the observatory site (providing rural background measurements as part of national and transboundary networks) offers the research community further excellent opportunities for intercomparison campaigns and instrument evaluation.\r\n\r\nWIGOS id: \r\n0-826-300-3\r\n0-826-300-4\r\n0-826-300-5\r\n\r\nThe Met Office also operated a boundary layer wind profiler at the site (now operated by NCAS AMOF), for which the site was given a WMO ID 03754." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 3578, "uuid": "364bb67ddd8a439eaf648bc9d183c906", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) 3 GHz S-Band Radar", "abstract": "With a diameter of 25 metres, the 3 GHz CAMRa is the largest steerable meteorological radar in the world. 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SAFIRE aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft" }, { "ob_id": 6415, "uuid": "2999502bcfbc49078d9bdf25da15a880", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: ENDURO - KIT aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: ENDURO - KIT aircraft" }, { "ob_id": 6416, "uuid": "75fe165e3a7f4e37b8fe7fd05704d8a5", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft" }, { "ob_id": 6417, "uuid": "741a6d8f28d94eefac22d6aa0eb6c8c0", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: ASK16 - FUB aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: ASK16 - FUB aircraft" }, { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" }, { "ob_id": 6411, "uuid": "f62d941f2c2d40cfa40043df7a10d699", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "ACTIVE project: NERC DO228-101 D-CALM Aircraft flight details", "abstract": "The NERC DO228-101 D-CALM Aircraft was operated during the ACTIVE project over northern Australia in November 2005." }, { "ob_id": 7577, "uuid": "82f5db380afe4582b866feed8f8566fa", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: BAS Masin Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: BAS Masin Twin-Otter aircraft" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 4810, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4811, "platform": { "ob_id": 1445, "uuid": "7fc9392157ad4e41be84cc2f7cbb50e0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft", "abstract": "Among its fleet of highly modified aircraft the twin engine jet Falcon 20 E covers the largest flight envelope and is one of the few aircraft in Europe which is able to reach the stratosphere well above the cruise altitude of most airliners. The Falcon offers unique modifications and features which make it a true multipurpose sensor platform which can be configured to the individual needs of multiple applications. The Falcon 20E is operated by DLR and based at the Oberpfaffenhofen Flight Facility in Germany. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4813, "platform": { "ob_id": 6386, "uuid": "5274954bbfa94ed6abf4c81a0e86dce8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Learjet - Enviscope aircraft", "abstract": "The Learjet 35A is a measurement aircraft for deployment in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, operated by Enviscope GmbH, Germany.\n\nThe Learjet 35A is a twin-engined jet aircraft that was originally conceived as a business jet. The basic version has seating for two pilots, a flight attendant and seven passengers. Its flight characteristics and construction also make it ideally suited for use in atmospheric research.\n\nThe Learjet 35A has the following characteristics:\n\n * excellent flight performance, i.e. long range and good rate of climb\n * maximum height of 45,000 feet, also attainable with externally mounted equipment\n * economical operation\n * adequate body size for the installation of measurement equipment in 19-inch racks\n * large cargo door allowing easy access\n * robust construction enabling easy modification" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4814, "platform": { "ob_id": 6387, "uuid": "ca776528e8da4c339d3f3db0b0c3dda3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft", "abstract": "Large tropospheric aircraft operated by Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany. POLAR 5 is a Basler BT-67 type aircraft, a fixed-wing aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is built on a retrofitted Douglas DC-3 airframe, with modifications designed to improve the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. The conversion includes fitting the airframe with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wings' leading edge and wing tip. This aricraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4815, "platform": { "ob_id": 6389, "uuid": "23cc5b5b39a346cc80b98841da22d46e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DO228-212 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft", "abstract": "Medium tropospheric aircraft operated by Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Germany.\r\n\r\nThe Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL (short take-off and landing) utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR fleet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4816, "platform": { "ob_id": 6390, "uuid": "331ceff542894fcfbe975d6249794e4e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "C 207 - FUB aircraft", "abstract": "C 207 FUB is a small tropospheric Cessna T207A type aircraft operated by Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany.\n\nThe CESSNA T207A is a single engine aircraft equipped with fixed landing gear." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4817, "platform": { "ob_id": 6391, "uuid": "94149b5f90744b77a4149aa180d35de6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft", "abstract": "The Environmental Aircraft (ERA) SkyArrow-IBIMET is a small tropospheric aircraft operated by the Institute of Biometeorology, Italy. \r\nThe Sky Arrow features a strong, lightweight all carbon-fiber airframe and is powered by a 100 HP pusher engine. It is equipped with a fixed pitch propeller, a rectangular wing supported by two struts, and a fixed landing gear. Its maximum flight speed is 105 knots, with a low stall speed of 35 knots.\r\n\r\nThe 650 ERA has a gross weight of 650 kg. This model has hard points, portholes and power capabilities to accommodate the ATDD BAT probe and MFP system mounting and power requirements. The aircraft is especially suited for high-fidelity flux measurements at 70 knots flight speed and altitudes up to 12,000 ft MSL." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4818, "platform": { "ob_id": 6392, "uuid": "2642ba3066d24796979e4bfb8dfa7ef8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft", "abstract": "PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE is a small tropospheric research aircraft (PA23-250 type) operated by the Service des Avions Francais Instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement (SAFIRE), France.\r\nThe Piper PA-23 aircraft is a 1950s American twin-engined monoplane. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4819, "platform": { "ob_id": 6394, "uuid": "d2c5c36981824b71a98a2906394d61f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NERC ARSF Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM Aircraft", "abstract": "NERC leased Dornier 228 twin prop converted airliner\r\n\r\nDornier 228 D-CALM is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by NERC, UK. It has a twin turbo-prop powered non-pressurised shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed.\r\n\r\nDimensions:\r\n\r\n Length: 15.04 m; Height: 4.86 m; Wingspan: 16.87 m; \r\n\r\n\r\nFlying performances:\r\n\r\n Speed:\r\n Min speed: 62 m/s\r\n Max speed: 83 m/s\r\n Usual speed during measurements: 65 m/s\r\n Usual speed during transit flights: 98 m/s\r\n Ascent rate: 1000 m/s\r\n\r\n Altitude:\r\n (1 ft = 0.31 m)\r\n Min altitude:\r\n Above sea: 200 ft\r\n Above ground: 500 ft\r\n Max ceiling: 22000 ft\r\n Usual ceiling during measurements: 15000 ft\r\n Ceiling limitations:\r\n The service ceiling for our normal operational science is 15 000ft. However, our maximum service ceiling is 22 000ft, dependent on crew oxygen and specific instrument hard-drive specifications. \r\n\r\n Payload:\r\n Empty weight: 3596 kg\r\n Max take-off weight: 5980 kg\r\n Max payload: 1595 kg\r\n Usual scientific payload during measurements: 500 kg\r\n Endurance:\r\n Max endurance: 7 h (at min scientific payload and max fuel) (Y-coordinate of 1st point)\r\n Endurance at max scientific payload: 5 h ... (Y-coordinate of 2nd point)\r\n \t\r\n Range:\r\n Max range: 2600 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel)\r\n Conditions for max range:\r\n FL150 at max fuel, speed = 180 KTAS\r\n Range at max scientific payload: 1800 km\r\n Usual range during measurement flight: 1500 km\r\n\r\n Other:\r\n Weather conditions limitations:\r\n VFR/IFR Approved Certified to fly in known icing conditions\r\n Take-off runway length: 625 m\r\n Engines:\r\n twin turbo-prop: Garrett TPE 331-5A-252 D with 533 kW (715 SHP) take-off power.;\r\n Avionics:\r\n INS, GPS, Transponder, DME, Weather radar, radio-altimeter \r\n\r\nCrew and scientists on board:\r\n\r\n Crew (pilots + operators): VFR: 1 pilotIFR: 2 pilots;\r\n Seats available for scientists: 1 operator seat, 3 potentially\r\n\r\nCabin:\r\n\r\n\r\n Apertures:\r\n Cargo door:\r\n Width : 1.28 m\r\n Height : 1.34 m;\r\n Cabin pressurized:\r\n none\r\n More information:\r\n Flexible accommodation for standard 19-inch racking, secured via the seat-rails.\r\n\r\n See below for additional information; \r\n\r\nAircraft modifications:\r\n\r\n Nose boom:\r\n none\r\n Windows:\r\n 2 Bubble-window with operator position and floor-opening for navigation-sight at the right forward side of the cabin\r\n Openings:\r\n Cabin floor, Back. One 2060 mm x 515 mm (frame 20 to 25) and one approx. 425mm diam (frame 25 to 27).\r\n Covered openings in the cabin roof - 400 mm diam back (between frame 23 and 24) - 150 mm diam fromt (frame 12/13) - 150 mm diam back(frame 22/23)\r\n Hard points:\r\n Six hardpoints below the cockpit-area for external loads up to 200 Kg- Each fuselage side (cockpit area) has three hardpoint\r\n -pairs to carry a load of 50 Kg (e.g. SLAR-antennae).\r\n -On both wings (outside of propwash) two wing-stations for external loads up to 100kg\r\n Inlets:\r\n One, installed on cabin roof aperture (frame 12/13), to accommodate Aerosol and/or whole-air inlets\r\n Additional systems:\r\n From the wing-stations to the cabin there are tubes for cables (power and data lines) pylons/pods to carry four Particle Measurement Systems (PMS) type probes. \r\n\r\nAcquisition systems:\r\n\r\n Leica ALS 50-II Lidar\r\n Leica RCD-105 39 Mega Pixel Digital Camera\r\n Specim Eagle & Hawk Hyperspectral Scanner\r\n Applanix POS and IPAS - Attitude and position\r\n\r\nElectrical power:\r\n\r\n Aircraft total electrical power (kW):\r\n 28V DC, 8.4 kW , 220 V AC, 2kW, 50 Hz \r\n Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists:\r\n DC 28 V – 6.3 kW of 28 volt DC total power, including a permanently installed 1.6kW / 220 V / 50 Hz inverter " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4820, "platform": { "ob_id": 6396, "uuid": "535cd47c12a34e81888d7ddff4c84397", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft", "abstract": "Partenavia is an Aircraft for use in the fields of Atmospheric Research, Environmental Control and Survey.\nThis is a small tropospheric aircraft operated by Enviscope GmbH, Germany.\n\nThe Partenavia P68B is a twin-engined aeroplane which offers excellent opportunities for mounting equipment both inside and outside the aircraft. It has been selected for outfitting as a research aircraft and offers ideal conditions for use in environmental research.\n\nSpace and load may be somewhat limited, but they are quite adequate for most scientific flights and can accommodate scientific equipment, a pilot and up to two scientists. Flight times of up to 5 hours are possible, depending on the weight of the scientific equipment selected.\n\nThe Partenavia P68B D-GERY offers the following advantages:\n\n * the wings provide excellent opportunities for mounting equipment under the wings\n * the location of the engines ensure an undisturbed flow of air around the cabin\n * the shape of the fuselage allows the equipment racks to be installed in the centre of the plane, close to the centre of gravity\n * large doors allow access to the equipment from both sides\n * the flight characteristics offer a high degree of safety\n * short take-off and landing lengths enable operation from even small airfields\n * IFR instrumentation allows flights at night and in cloud\n * classification in the 2 tonne class ensures lower operating costs" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4821, "platform": { "ob_id": 6397, "uuid": "037858ab9726427e84907eb282137ac4", "short_code": "plat", "title": "CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft", "abstract": "CASA 212 RS - INTA is a medium tropospheric aircraft operated by Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial, Spain. This is a twin-engine turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft designed and built in Spain. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4822, "platform": { "ob_id": 6398, "uuid": "32ce062fe89a4c1eb8ab3e67c1f9ad45", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft", "abstract": "FA20 - SAFIRE is a large tropospheric research aircraft (ATR42-320 type) operated by the Service des Avions Francais Instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement (SAFIRE), France. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4823, "platform": { "ob_id": 6399, "uuid": "53ebb1bb71414347be1c2221894b2653", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ENDURO - KIT aircraft", "abstract": "The ENDURO model (Schmidtler, Munich, Germany) is a double-seated, flexible-wing, open-cockpit ultralight aircraft, maximum total weight at take off 400 kg, trike type. This ultralight aircraft is operated by Dr. Wolfgang Junkermann, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany.\r\n\r\nIt is powered by a ROTAX 582 two-stroke engine with 64 hp. The flexible wing (MILD, Air Creation, France) has an area of 16 m2. Total weight of the fueled aircraft is 240 kg, which provides, in addition to the pilot, a total of 90 kg payload, of which 45 kg are used for the currently installed instrumentation. A separate generator, independent from the aircraft generator, provides power for all instrumentation with a capacity of 200 W at 12 VDC.\r\nThis aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet.\r\n\r\nOne of the main advantages of the open structure of ultralight aircraft is the very easy installation of instruments that can be rigidly attached to the mainframe tubes, often without the need of complicated air inlet systems. The push propeller enables the installation of all instruments in front of the engine and exhaust. All air inlets can be installed in undisturbed air in front of the aircraft and there is no need to cut holes into the aircraft shell." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4824, "platform": { "ob_id": 6400, "uuid": "2ae5b4a194014e0eb1b8cc4fce8000df", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft", "abstract": "This DO228-101 (D-CODE) is a medium tropospheric research aircraft operated by Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Germany. \nThe Dornier 228 is a small twin turbo-prop powered, non-pressurised, shoulder-wing monoplane with rectangular-section fuselage and a double passenger/cargo door. The aircraft is used in the fields of optical remote sensing, oceanography, atmospheric and earth science research. A range of sensors may be installed, for example metric cameras, multi- and hyperspectral scanners, optoelectronic and infrared line scanners, microwave radiometers, synthetic aperture and side-looking airborne radar, scatterometers, LIDAR, etc." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4825, "platform": { "ob_id": 6401, "uuid": "0a847dec1f864e538ad4ade3e05f136f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ASK16 - FUB aircraft", "abstract": "Small tropospheric aicraft operated by Freie Universitat Berlin (FUB). The aircraft is of welded tube, wood and fabric construction and has a low-set high-aspect-ratio wing.\n\nSeating is side-by-side for two persons under a fully transparent side-hinged canopy. The standard powerplant is a 72 h.p. Limbach Volksvagen 1700 driving a Hoffman variable-pitch propeller.\n\nThe ASK 16 has a retractable tail-wheel undercarriage with the main units mounted under the wings and retracting inwards." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4826, "platform": { "ob_id": 7575, "uuid": "2a863d6731c44af2aedda1da73e1015b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "BAS Twin-Otter aircraft", "abstract": "The British Antarctic Survey has a Twin Otter aircraft with a certified fit of airborne atmospheric instrumentation suitable for atmospheric, boundary layer and cloud/aerosol studies.\r\n\r\nThe Twin Otter aircraft is a very adaptable platform used the world over as a ‘bush’ aircraft. Its twin turbo-prop engines and ‘Short Take off and Landing’ (STOL) capability allow it to be used from small, remote unpaved airfields and the addition of skis or tundra tyres also allows operation on snow and from remote camps.\r\n\r\nThe aircraft can be operated single pilot and a long range fuel tank is also available. Double cargo doors provide good access for installing instrument racks.\r\n\r\nIn general the aircraft works in the Antarctic from October through to March each year depending on projects, and can operate at other latitudes outside this period, for example ACCACIA in the Arctic February 2013.\r\n\r\nThe instrument suite includes standard temperature and water vapour sensors as well as a turbulence probe allowing full atmospheric profile measurements of temperature, dew point and winds.\r\n\r\nThe fast turbulence probe also facilitates sensible heat flux measurements by the eddy covariance method. These boundary layer measurement capabilities are complemented by incoming and outgoing radiation instruments and a downward looking infra-red thermometer.\r\n\r\nThe floor hatch opening can also accommodate a fixed laser range finder or scanning laser which has been used for measuring ice floe topography. The required GPS and attitude measurements to support this are available. Video and digital SLR cameras can also be fitted here. The camera bay can also be configured to drop airborne deployable buoys.\r\n\r\nHard points and pylons are available on each wing. A DMT Cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAPS) probe is used for cloud studies. Other standard PMS pod instruments can easily be accommodated. A closed path Licor H2O/CO2 instrument, Grimm optical particle counter and cloud condensation nuclei counter are fed from simple Rosemount inlets.\r\n\r\nRange:\t1000km including skis. Increased with long range tank depending on configuration.\r\nAirspeed:\tCruise 65m/s. Data collection 60m/s.\r\nComplement:\tPilot + maximum 4 mission operators / scientists.\r\nAltitudes:\tless than 35m to 5000m. Unpressurized but with oxygen fit for pilots and operators." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4827, "platform": { "ob_id": 6388, "uuid": "db85e6c6c82c421e8d3a42dcd0e43927", "short_code": "plat", "title": "CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft", "abstract": "CASA 212 AR - INTA is a medium tropospheric aircraft operated by Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial, Spain. This is a twin-engine turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft designed and built in Spain. This aircraft is part of the EUFAR TA fleet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } }, { "ob_id": 4828, "platform": { "ob_id": 6393, "uuid": "59fbe95c908a45c2a044a14a3cb0a774", "short_code": "plat", "title": "CITATION - NLR aircraft", "abstract": "The CITATION NLR aircraft is a laboratory jet operated by Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium, Netherlands.\r\n\r\nThe Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its line of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several \"families\" of turbofan-powered aircraft that have been produced over the years." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14134, "uuid": "a1c8f8d47b6d498ab3e9d6698f335ea5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "EUFAR Core Instruments", "abstract": "Holding record for EUFAR aircraft instrument records - details to follow" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6418, "uuid": "e566fc9387fd4d00b63214b303952c9c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from EUFAR flights", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: PLATFORMS: DLR Falcon 20 E-5 aircraft, Learjet - Enviscope aircraft, POLAR 5 - AWI aircraft, CASA 212 AR - INTA aircraft, DO228 /D-CFFU - DLR aircraft, C 207 - FUB aircraft, ERA SkyArrow-IBIMET aircraft, PIPER AZTEC - SAFIRE aircraft, CITATION - NLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-101 D-CALM, NERC DO228-101 - D-CALM Aircraft, Partenavia - Enviscope aircraft, CASA 212 RS - INTA aircraft, FA20 - SAFIRE aircraft, ENDURO - KIT aircraft, DO228 -101 - DLR Aircraft, FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE, ASK16 - FUB aircraft; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6433, "uuid": "831be5eec238480eb07d9d3232735adc", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: land surface station climate data logger (CDL) deployment", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office Climate Data Loggers (CDL); PLATFORMS: Met Office Climate network; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 1886, "platform": { "ob_id": 6431, "uuid": "fa6b20369e4b4c7289460d65fc6452c4", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Climate network", "abstract": "The purpose of the climate network is to enable the climate of the United Kingdom to be determined and monitored and thereby meeting the requirements for international exchange, commercial applications and research. The minimum observing requirement at a climate station is the daily measurement of maximum temperature, minimum temperature and rainfall amount though many stations make a wider range of observations." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6432, "uuid": "7bed95e2f68a43d78d48301c85931428", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office Climate Data Loggers (CDL)", "abstract": "Climate Data Loggers (CDL) of a number of different designs have been installed at a number of sites during the 1990s; most record the main synoptic and climate parameters and there is a facility for polling the data remotely." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6433, "uuid": "831be5eec238480eb07d9d3232735adc", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: land surface station climate data logger (CDL) deployment", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office Climate Data Loggers (CDL); PLATFORMS: Met Office Climate network; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6436, "uuid": "1eeebbec888d45b4983c6f64e5b3254c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: MIDAS surface meteorological temperature observations using electric resitance themometers", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office - Electrical resistance thermometers (ERT or PRT); PLATFORMS: Met Office Climate network; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 1887, "platform": { "ob_id": 6431, "uuid": "fa6b20369e4b4c7289460d65fc6452c4", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Climate network", "abstract": "The purpose of the climate network is to enable the climate of the United Kingdom to be determined and monitored and thereby meeting the requirements for international exchange, commercial applications and research. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1918, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1919, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1920, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1921, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1922, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1923, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1924, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1925, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1926, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1927, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1928, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1929, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. 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Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1931, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1933, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1935, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1936, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1937, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1938, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). 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For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6500, "uuid": "fbb7e42f88374840a0a2a0d100b8a37e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from South Atlantic Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1939, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. 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The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. 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For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1950, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1951, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1952, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1953, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1954, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1955, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1956, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1957, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1958, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1959, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1960, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1961, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1962, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1963, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1964, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1965, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1966, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1967, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1968, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1969, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1970, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1971, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1972, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1973, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1974, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1975, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1976, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1977, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1978, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1979, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1980, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1981, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1982, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1983, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1984, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1985, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1986, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1987, "platform": { "ob_id": 1216, "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message. The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1988, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1989, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1990, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1991, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1992, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1993, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1994, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6507, "uuid": "1eb228bd61e54920a60f56bff574fb5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from Stations on Mediterranean Islands, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 1995, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. 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The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1998, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 1999, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2001, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2003, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2004, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2005, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2006, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2007, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2008, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2009, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2010, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2011, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2012, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2013, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2014, "platform": { "ob_id": 1187, "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2015, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2016, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2017, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2018, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2019, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2020, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2021, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2022, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2023, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2024, "platform": { "ob_id": 1238, "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message. The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2025, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2026, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2028, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2029, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2030, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2031, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2032, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2033, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2034, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2035, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2036, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2037, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2038, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2039, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2040, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2041, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2042, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2043, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2044, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2045, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2046, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2047, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2048, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6511, "uuid": "1bc7dcdf8b2b455eb22054b734d292d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from German Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Visiometer, Station Observer, Anemometer, Humidity Sensor, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2049, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2074, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2075, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2076, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2077, "platform": { "ob_id": 6510, "uuid": "dca47dda2be8445daa124c90dd9e691c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station hourly SOIL temperature) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWSOIL message. The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2078, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2079, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2080, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2081, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2082, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2083, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2084, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2085, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2086, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2087, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2088, "platform": { "ob_id": 1237, "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message. The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2089, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2090, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2091, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2092, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2097, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. 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Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2099, "platform": { "ob_id": 1190, "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message. 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A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2100, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. 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For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2102, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2103, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2104, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2105, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2106, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2107, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2108, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2109, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2110, "platform": { "ob_id": 1197, "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message. Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2111, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2112, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2113, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2114, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2115, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2116, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2117, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2118, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2119, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2120, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2121, "platform": { "ob_id": 6506, "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message. The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2122, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2123, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2124, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2125, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2126, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2127, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2128, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2129, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2130, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2131, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2132, "platform": { "ob_id": 1254, "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2133, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2134, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2135, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2136, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2137, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2138, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2139, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2140, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2141, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2142, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2143, "platform": { "ob_id": 1217, "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2144, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2145, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2146, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2147, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2148, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2149, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2150, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2151, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2152, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2153, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2154, "platform": { "ob_id": 1198, "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message. The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2155, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2156, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2157, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2158, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2159, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2160, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2161, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2162, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2163, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2164, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2165, "platform": { "ob_id": 1200, "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2166, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2167, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2168, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2169, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2170, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2171, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2172, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1239, "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Pyranometer", "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2173, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2174, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2175, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2176, "platform": { "ob_id": 1253, "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message. The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2177, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1202, "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Raingauge", "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2178, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1219, "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Station Observer", "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2179, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1193, "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Anemometer", "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2180, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1220, "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sunshine Recorder", "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2181, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1211, "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermometer", "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1222, "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Snow Depth Sensor", "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1223, "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor", "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } }, { "ob_id": 2185, "platform": { "ob_id": 1191, "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network", "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message. Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1265, "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Humidity Sensor", "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1218, "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Visiometer", "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. 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Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1221, "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Cloud Recorder", "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6517, "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2188, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } }, { "ob_id": 2189, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 99, "uuid": "98ab5fc9e63c403792e90e6b9b69e3c8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams", "abstract": "The Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) is the only currently available instrument capable of providing quantitative size and chemical mass loading information in real-time for non-refractory sub-micron aerosol particles. The AMS couples size-resolved particle sampling and mass spectrometric techniques into a single real-time measurement system. The Aerodyne AMS has been deployed world-wide at fixed sites, and on mobile laboratory, ship and aircraft platforms. Over 100 instruments are in use in industrial, academic and government laboratories.\r\n\r\nScientifically, the instrument can deliver quantitative mass concentrations of the major non-refractory chemical species present in submicron particles (ammonium, nitrate, sulphate, organics and non-sea-salt chloride) in microgrammes per cubic metre. It is also capable of delivering these concentrations as a function of diameter as a dM/dlog(D) distribution. Further to this, information on the chemical nature of the organic fraction can be derived by inspecting the relative sizes of the peaks within the mass spectrum. In order to produce fully quality assured and meaningful results, the data must be processed offline or near-real-time. The Compact Time-of-Flight AMS (C-ToF-AMS) is a version that enables continuous acquisition of complete mass spectra (1-800 m/z) of all sampled particles at rates as fast as 80 kHz." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } }, { "ob_id": 2190, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. 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In its concept it is a combination of Monolithic Miniature Spectrometer (MMS) modules from Carl Zeiss Ltd with a scanning optic head and controlling software designed by the Met Office." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } }, { "ob_id": 2191, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6523, "uuid": "5aed8184a7ed4df7aa55f56afac4ff00", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office Wet Nephelometer", "abstract": "The Met Office Wet Nephelometer is a system for measuring the dependence of aerosol scattering on relative humidity." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } }, { "ob_id": 2192, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5258, "uuid": "c97f1853123544dab4b6c37115d70f4f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM)", "abstract": "The SHIMS (Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements) instrument collects over a hemispherical field of view – it is an irradiance instrument. The two modules in SHIMS cover the same spectral ranges as SWS (0.3 to 0.9 microns and 0.9 to 1.7 microns)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } }, { "ob_id": 2193, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5250, "uuid": "1b3e4500e8c347698de4d264b6daa0da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)", "abstract": "The CCN (Cloud Condensation Nuclei) counter measures the number of cloud condensation nuclei in a sample for a given set point supersaturation. The column operates on the principle that the diffusion of water vapour in air is quicker than heat allowing a region in the center of the CCN column to be supersaturated when a vertical temperature gradient in is maintained." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6524, "uuid": "afae3f7475e44fec8e8bbdc94cf2bd9b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the ADIENT (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams, Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS), Met Office Wet Nephelometer, Met Office: Spectral Hemispheric Irradiance Measurements (SHIM), FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN); PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6528, "uuid": "b683a618e95443cbbd93ecec25567a88", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the Cloud Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facilities for Atmospheric Measurements): Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) - formerly umist-cpi; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" } ], "independentInstrument": [ 2770 ], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 5297, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. 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The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6528, "uuid": "b683a618e95443cbbd93ecec25567a88", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data from Core and Non-core Instruments for the Cloud Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments, University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facilities for Atmospheric Measurements): Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) - formerly umist-cpi; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6532, "uuid": "1d5eaf4aa8fa496c96688f2033da4143", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Sonic Anemometer 1 Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project , Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Sonic anemometer 1 - (formerly umist-sonic-1); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2196, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 107, "uuid": "e58510a3dc514d068482c84253d2405f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Sonic anemometer 1", "abstract": "Sonic anemometers provide fast and accurate measurements of three dimensional wind speed and are widely used by the Centre for Atmospheric Science (CAS) at the University of Manchester to make both routine wind and detailed turbulence measurements.\r\nThe instrument is operated by the University of Manchester and Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement (UFAM), and was formerly operated by UMIST as umist-sonic-1." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6532, "uuid": "1d5eaf4aa8fa496c96688f2033da4143", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Sonic Anemometer 1 Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project , Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Sonic anemometer 1 - (formerly umist-sonic-1); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6536, "uuid": "c4201f2b1a4645499bf612382f4fcccd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2197, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6535, "uuid": "2b37307b8d014673b16f09d526dda751", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps)", "abstract": "The Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer is based on the principal of the mobility of a charged particle in an electric field. Particles entering the system are neutralized (using a radioactive source) such that they have a Fuchs equilibrium charge distribution. The source is Kr-85, a beta emitter. Two sources are available, one with an activity of 74MBeq and the other 370MBeq. The University of Manchester has a mobile license and can operate it around the country. However, all users who require use of the SMPS must have their own site licence to house this source and have spare capacity on the licence. If this source is to be used away from the host institute, then users must have a mobile licence, with capacity for the source. Before any loan of the AMF SMPS is agreed, the users must supply proof of the licence and the spare capacity to the IS and a copy of the local rules for handling and storage of Radioactive substances for approval by University of Manchester local Radiological Protection Officer. The particles then enter a Differential Mobility Analyser (DMA) where the aerosol is classified according to electrical mobility, with only particles of a narrow range of mobility exiting through the output slit. This monodisperse distribution then goes to a Condensation Particle Counter which determines the particle concentration at that size.\r\n\r\nThe 3936 SMPS is widely used as the standard for measuring airborne particle size distributions. This system is also routinely used to make accurate nanoparticle size measurements of particles suspended in liquids. The National Institute of Standards and Ttechnology (NIST) uses a TSI DMA to size 60nm and 100 nm standard size reference materials. SMPS spectrometer sizing is a discreet technique in which number concentrations are measured directly without assuming the shape of the particle size distribution. The method is independent of the refractive index of the particle or fluid, and has a high degree of absolute sizing accuracy and measurement repeatability.\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6536, "uuid": "c4201f2b1a4645499bf612382f4fcccd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6539, "uuid": "1f5d4287359e4f6896908888bfd06cb4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Grimm Optical Particle Counter Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2198, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2941, "uuid": "0250f4670abb4b39838482d44a5c5a10", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm", "abstract": "GRIMM 1.108 dust monitor run by the University of Manchester measures the size resolved number concentration per cubic centimetre of particles in the size range of 0.3 to 20 microns (optical). By summing up the total number over all sizes, the total number concentration can be derived. The unit also has several audible alarms when operational parameters are exceeded. The unit is mains powered, but also comes complete with a battery. The unit is completely controllable from the front panel, although data logging is normally done via a PC.\r\n\r\nThis instrument measures the size resolved number concentration per cubic centimetre of particles in the size range of 0.3 to 20 microns (optical). By summing up the total number over all sizes, the total number concentration can be derived. The unit also has several audible alarms when operational parameters are exceeded." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6539, "uuid": "1f5d4287359e4f6896908888bfd06cb4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Grimm Optical Particle Counter Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6542, "uuid": "e494776102b84516895691069e6d4bf1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Condensation Particle Counter Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2199, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 103, "uuid": "add5f951100c4a43839204f410d66fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc", "abstract": "To count smaller particles, Condensation Particle Counters (CPC) are used, and can count all particles down to 2nm (depending on specific model). In these counters, particles are detected and counted by laser scattering in a very similar way to a standard optical particle counter, but in a CPC particles are first grown by condensation to a size of 10-12um thus allowing easy detection.\r\nThese instruments consists of a TSI 3010 and a TSI 3025 CPCs" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6542, "uuid": "e494776102b84516895691069e6d4bf1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Condensation Particle Counter Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6547, "uuid": "344e624cc6804d81a5d35454d7e67206", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) Data for the (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) ADIENT project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR); PLATFORMS: Envisat; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 848, "uuid": "2efbdc6cb553410a8982ce9d8ee692f2", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: Envisat", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: Envisat" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2200, "platform": { "ob_id": 846, "uuid": "47779e22cdc6491a9f7491af866f7080", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Envisat", "abstract": "In March 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, an advanced polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite which provides measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice. The Envisat satellite has a payload of 10 instruments that will ensure the continuity of the data measurements of the ESA ERS satellites. Envisat data supports earth science research and allows monitoring of the evolution of environmental and climatic changes.\r\n\r\nLaunch date: 01/03/2002\r\nStatus / projected mission lifetime: Terminated on 08/04/2012\r\nOrbit parameters: 30 km in front of ERS2\r\nNominal altitude: 800 km (same as ERS2, near circular)\r\nOrbit type: near-polar, sun-synchronous\r\nInclination: 98.55 degrees\r\nRepeat period: 35 days\r\nEquatorial crossing time: 10:00 local time (descending node)\r\nSwath width: various\r\nResolution: various" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 847, "uuid": "e448141cadd04550aa19dac5601af34d", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR)", "abstract": "The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) measures global Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from space to the highest possible levels of accuracy and stability, as required for climate research and monitoring. It is the third in the ATSR series, and is a payload instrument on ESA's ENVISAT." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6547, "uuid": "344e624cc6804d81a5d35454d7e67206", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) Data for the (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) ADIENT project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR); PLATFORMS: Envisat; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6552, "uuid": "d88be1abbb6c43ddacdb255193c6f906", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Along Track Scanning Radiometer, Version 2 (ATSR 2) Data for the (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) ADIENT project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2); PLATFORMS: European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2); ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 2748, "uuid": "fe60ed00c6f54796af3beeb750068713", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2)", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2)" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2201, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5566, "uuid": "0144096c6dd84a2a99abced27e129e12", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2)", "abstract": "An enhanced version of ATSR (Along Track Scanning Radiometer), ATSR-2, was successfully launched on board the European Space Agency (ESA) ERS-2 (European Remote Sensing - 2) spacecraft on 21st April 1995. ATSR-2 is equipped with additional visible channels for vegetation monitoring. It measures sea surface temperatures and the vegetation cover of land surfaces." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6552, "uuid": "d88be1abbb6c43ddacdb255193c6f906", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Along Track Scanning Radiometer, Version 2 (ATSR 2) Data for the (Appraising the Direct Impacts of aErosol oN climaTe) ADIENT project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Along Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2); PLATFORMS: European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2); " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6556, "uuid": "eed6cc1523f14c1884d2a6b862bf626b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Aerosol Mass Spectrometer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 5261, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 99, "uuid": "98ab5fc9e63c403792e90e6b9b69e3c8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams", "abstract": "The Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) is the only currently available instrument capable of providing quantitative size and chemical mass loading information in real-time for non-refractory sub-micron aerosol particles. The AMS couples size-resolved particle sampling and mass spectrometric techniques into a single real-time measurement system. The Aerodyne AMS has been deployed world-wide at fixed sites, and on mobile laboratory, ship and aircraft platforms. Over 100 instruments are in use in industrial, academic and government laboratories.\r\n\r\nScientifically, the instrument can deliver quantitative mass concentrations of the major non-refractory chemical species present in submicron particles (ammonium, nitrate, sulphate, organics and non-sea-salt chloride) in microgrammes per cubic metre. It is also capable of delivering these concentrations as a function of diameter as a dM/dlog(D) distribution. Further to this, information on the chemical nature of the organic fraction can be derived by inspecting the relative sizes of the peaks within the mass spectrum. In order to produce fully quality assured and meaningful results, the data must be processed offline or near-real-time. The Compact Time-of-Flight AMS (C-ToF-AMS) is a version that enables continuous acquisition of complete mass spectra (1-800 m/z) of all sampled particles at rates as fast as 80 kHz." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6556, "uuid": "eed6cc1523f14c1884d2a6b862bf626b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Aerosol Mass Spectrometer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6559, "uuid": "a730b0ae75534819b77b071c2760578d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Grimm Optical Particle Counter Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 5263, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2941, "uuid": "0250f4670abb4b39838482d44a5c5a10", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm", "abstract": "GRIMM 1.108 dust monitor run by the University of Manchester measures the size resolved number concentration per cubic centimetre of particles in the size range of 0.3 to 20 microns (optical). By summing up the total number over all sizes, the total number concentration can be derived. The unit also has several audible alarms when operational parameters are exceeded. The unit is mains powered, but also comes complete with a battery. The unit is completely controllable from the front panel, although data logging is normally done via a PC.\r\n\r\nThis instrument measures the size resolved number concentration per cubic centimetre of particles in the size range of 0.3 to 20 microns (optical). By summing up the total number over all sizes, the total number concentration can be derived. The unit also has several audible alarms when operational parameters are exceeded." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6559, "uuid": "a730b0ae75534819b77b071c2760578d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Grimm Optical Particle Counter Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Grimm Optical Particle Counter - formerly umist-grimm; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6562, "uuid": "bdbb599e415f4584badb24f532518a41", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2204, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 111, "uuid": "8bf343f7fff8442dab853c3310ba7a63", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP)", "abstract": "The University of Manchester MAAP (Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer) instrument was specifically developed to reduce the uncertainties in black carbon measurements caused by aerosol scattering." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6562, "uuid": "bdbb599e415f4584badb24f532518a41", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP); PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6565, "uuid": "fe76d1e149184d07812fe24f2213c050", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps); PLATFORMS: Chilbolton Observatory", "imageDetails": [ 18 ], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2205, "platform": { "ob_id": 817, "uuid": "0d60dd064b6449b09f5c7fd4c41bd693", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO)", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory, formerly known as the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), is hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in rural Hampshire in the South of England. Through a combination of long-term observations and tailored operations it provides national capability for the study of clouds, rainfall, boundary-layer processes and aerosols, and is particularly well suited as a site for hosting field campaigns involving visiting instruments.\r\n\r\nThe CAO site is located one mile south of Chilbolton Village, 6 miles south of Andover, Hampshire. The site was used as an airfield during the Second World War and is relatively flat and slightly elevated above the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nThe observatory operates more than twenty major instruments, many continuously, while others are available on-demand according to user configuration requirements. The portfolio includes a powerful combination of dual-polarisation Doppler radars, lidars, radiometers, and supporting instruments; the continuous round-the-clock operation of lidar and cloud radar instruments at Chilbolton is unique within the UK. These are supplemented by a suite of meteorological instrumentation including rain gauges, and disdrometers. A multi-wavelength sun photometer provides continuous measurements of aerosol optical depth in clear skies, and contributes to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET).\r\n\r\nThe Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) is mounted on a 25-metre, fully steerable antenna, and is able to probe clouds and storms with unparalleled sensitivity and resolution. In addition, zenith-pointing polarimetric, Doppler 35 GHz and 94 GHz cloud radars are routinely operated for detailed microphysical studies of cloud processes and cloud climatology. A transportable, scanning 35 GHz cloud radar system is also hosted at Chilbolton, further enhancing the available capability.\r\n\r\nChilbolton was one of the pilot cloud profiling sites for the CLOUDNET project, and continues to make observations that feed into the Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Capability at the site will be enhanced in the next few years, with the incorporation of a Raman lidar, with the ambition being for this to form an ACTRIS observational platform for aerosol profiling.\r\n\r\nThe presence (since January 2016) of a Defra air quality monitoring supersite at the observatory site (providing rural background measurements as part of national and transboundary networks) offers the research community further excellent opportunities for intercomparison campaigns and instrument evaluation.\r\n\r\nWIGOS id: \r\n0-826-300-3\r\n0-826-300-4\r\n0-826-300-5\r\n\r\nThe Met Office also operated a boundary layer wind profiler at the site (now operated by NCAS AMOF), for which the site was given a WMO ID 03754." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6535, "uuid": "2b37307b8d014673b16f09d526dda751", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps)", "abstract": "The Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer is based on the principal of the mobility of a charged particle in an electric field. Particles entering the system are neutralized (using a radioactive source) such that they have a Fuchs equilibrium charge distribution. The source is Kr-85, a beta emitter. Two sources are available, one with an activity of 74MBeq and the other 370MBeq. The University of Manchester has a mobile license and can operate it around the country. However, all users who require use of the SMPS must have their own site licence to house this source and have spare capacity on the licence. If this source is to be used away from the host institute, then users must have a mobile licence, with capacity for the source. Before any loan of the AMF SMPS is agreed, the users must supply proof of the licence and the spare capacity to the IS and a copy of the local rules for handling and storage of Radioactive substances for approval by University of Manchester local Radiological Protection Officer. The particles then enter a Differential Mobility Analyser (DMA) where the aerosol is classified according to electrical mobility, with only particles of a narrow range of mobility exiting through the output slit. This monodisperse distribution then goes to a Condensation Particle Counter which determines the particle concentration at that size.\r\n\r\nThe 3936 SMPS is widely used as the standard for measuring airborne particle size distributions. This system is also routinely used to make accurate nanoparticle size measurements of particles suspended in liquids. The National Institute of Standards and Ttechnology (NIST) uses a TSI DMA to size 60nm and 100 nm standard size reference materials. SMPS spectrometer sizing is a discreet technique in which number concentrations are measured directly without assuming the shape of the particle size distribution. The method is independent of the refractive index of the particle or fluid, and has a high degree of absolute sizing accuracy and measurement repeatability.\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6565, "uuid": "fe76d1e149184d07812fe24f2213c050", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement): Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer - (formerly umist-smps); PLATFORMS: Chilbolton Observatory" } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6568, "uuid": "c467476734b943dc95a2c7b3791fc46f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Condensation Particle Counter Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 53, "uuid": "d7eea365352547a18b58f128b34099f3", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 5262, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 103, "uuid": "add5f951100c4a43839204f410d66fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc", "abstract": "To count smaller particles, Condensation Particle Counters (CPC) are used, and can count all particles down to 2nm (depending on specific model). In these counters, particles are detected and counted by laser scattering in a very similar way to a standard optical particle counter, but in a CPC particles are first grown by condensation to a size of 10-12um thus allowing easy detection.\r\nThese instruments consists of a TSI 3010 and a TSI 3025 CPCs" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6568, "uuid": "c467476734b943dc95a2c7b3791fc46f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Condensation Particle Counter Data for the ICE Consortium Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) : Condensation Particle Counter - formerly umist-cpc; PLATFORMS: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6572, "uuid": "17832d2012b7473bb8f2103f50320413", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Aerosol Chamber Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Aerosol Chamber; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2207, "platform": { "ob_id": 258, "uuid": "43f74bce37d647a1a269a6a8e29dc398", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia", "abstract": "The forest in-canopy site located at the FACE nursery in the Danum Valley forest, Sabah, East Malaysia." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6571, "uuid": "1e394c695a3a464b925d42d6c0789ce8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester Aerosol Chamber", "abstract": "The Manchester aerosol chamber is run as a batch reactor where the composition of the gaseous precursors, pre-existing seed, oxidising environment, relative humidity and temperature is controlled. Relative humidity and temperature are measured at several points throughout the chamber (by dewpoint hygrometer and a series of thermocouples and resistance probes)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6572, "uuid": "17832d2012b7473bb8f2103f50320413", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: University of Manchester Aerosol Chamber Data for the Aerosol Coupling in the Earth System (ACES) Project, Part of the APPRAISE (Aerosol Properties, PRocesses And Influences on the Earth's climate) Database", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Aerosol Chamber; PLATFORMS: Canopy Nursery, East Malaysia; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6576, "uuid": "623fccec976b4e9f826e8067f7137aa3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: CFARR Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar data for the UTLS-Ozone DCFZ campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) 3 GHz S-Band Radar; PLATFORMS: Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), UK; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2208, "platform": { "ob_id": 817, "uuid": "0d60dd064b6449b09f5c7fd4c41bd693", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO)", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory, formerly known as the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), is hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in rural Hampshire in the South of England. Through a combination of long-term observations and tailored operations it provides national capability for the study of clouds, rainfall, boundary-layer processes and aerosols, and is particularly well suited as a site for hosting field campaigns involving visiting instruments.\r\n\r\nThe CAO site is located one mile south of Chilbolton Village, 6 miles south of Andover, Hampshire. The site was used as an airfield during the Second World War and is relatively flat and slightly elevated above the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nThe observatory operates more than twenty major instruments, many continuously, while others are available on-demand according to user configuration requirements. The portfolio includes a powerful combination of dual-polarisation Doppler radars, lidars, radiometers, and supporting instruments; the continuous round-the-clock operation of lidar and cloud radar instruments at Chilbolton is unique within the UK. These are supplemented by a suite of meteorological instrumentation including rain gauges, and disdrometers. A multi-wavelength sun photometer provides continuous measurements of aerosol optical depth in clear skies, and contributes to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET).\r\n\r\nThe Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) is mounted on a 25-metre, fully steerable antenna, and is able to probe clouds and storms with unparalleled sensitivity and resolution. In addition, zenith-pointing polarimetric, Doppler 35 GHz and 94 GHz cloud radars are routinely operated for detailed microphysical studies of cloud processes and cloud climatology. A transportable, scanning 35 GHz cloud radar system is also hosted at Chilbolton, further enhancing the available capability.\r\n\r\nChilbolton was one of the pilot cloud profiling sites for the CLOUDNET project, and continues to make observations that feed into the Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Capability at the site will be enhanced in the next few years, with the incorporation of a Raman lidar, with the ambition being for this to form an ACTRIS observational platform for aerosol profiling.\r\n\r\nThe presence (since January 2016) of a Defra air quality monitoring supersite at the observatory site (providing rural background measurements as part of national and transboundary networks) offers the research community further excellent opportunities for intercomparison campaigns and instrument evaluation.\r\n\r\nWIGOS id: \r\n0-826-300-3\r\n0-826-300-4\r\n0-826-300-5\r\n\r\nThe Met Office also operated a boundary layer wind profiler at the site (now operated by NCAS AMOF), for which the site was given a WMO ID 03754." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 3578, "uuid": "364bb67ddd8a439eaf648bc9d183c906", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) 3 GHz S-Band Radar", "abstract": "With a diameter of 25 metres, the 3 GHz CAMRa is the largest steerable meteorological radar in the world. It is able to remotely determine the shape and orientation of cloud and precipitation particles in the atmosphere. Over 20 years ago, an S-Band ex-air surveillance radar was first installed on the 25 metre antenna at Chilbolton for studying precipitation and clear-air phenomena. Since then, the original radar has been improved many times to measure new parameters." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6576, "uuid": "623fccec976b4e9f826e8067f7137aa3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: CFARR Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar data for the UTLS-Ozone DCFZ campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) 3 GHz S-Band Radar; PLATFORMS: Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), UK; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6591, "uuid": "92449a2c20834a2287b57c1738498b53", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1) at European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1) for the European Space Agency (ESA)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1); PLATFORMS: European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1);", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 6590, "uuid": "7ecb7ee8ca0d457781276503a8533c02", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1)", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1)" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2209, "platform": { "ob_id": 6588, "uuid": "692efb23d5ac40bca06de7c653fd0576", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1)", "abstract": "European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-1, launched in 1991, was ESA's first Earth Observation satellite (polar orbiting); it carried a comprehensive payload including an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), a radar altimeter and other powerful instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and winds at sea. ERS-2, which overlapped with ERS-1, was launched in 1995 with an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone research. ERS 1 was taken out of action in 2000 after nine years of service." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8063, "uuid": "af0f2ee04eee4d81aadcb6470b503a4e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1)", "abstract": "ATSR-1 was launched as part of the payload of ESA's ERS-1 satellite on 17th July 1991, and was the test-bed for the along track scanning concept.\r\n\r\nEach ATSR instrument has been designed for exceptional sensitivity and stability of calibration, which are achieved through the incorporation of several innovative features in the instrument design. This design has, among other things, enabled the accurate measurement of sea surface temperature to an accuracy of +/- 0.3K.\r\n\r\nThe ATSR1 instrument has four channels at wavelengths of 1.6um (visible) and three thermal bands at 3.7um, 11um, and 12um.\r\n\r\nThe ATSR instruments are novel in that they incorporate 2 views into each swath scan. Satellite measurements of the temperature of the surface of the Earth are inevitably affected by the passage of the radiation through the atmosphere. The dual view design of ATSR makes it possible to estimate and correct for these atmospheric effects. The two views result from the instrument's conical scanning mechanism. Each scan takes readings from the nadir position and then sweeps round to take measurements from a point about 900Km along the satellite's track. A few minutes after acquiring the forward view, the satellite passes over the same spot and takes readings for the nadir view. As the two views of the same scene are taken through different atmospheric path lengths, it is possible to calculate a correction for the effect of atmospheric absorption.\r\n\r\nThe ATSR instruments are also self calibrating. Rather than relying on pre launch calibration, the ATSR instrument has two on-board black bodies at known temperatures. Radiation from these is measured during each scan and used to provide a continuous re-calibration of the instrument. This makes it possible to determine single channel equivalent temperatures correct to +/- 0.05K." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6591, "uuid": "92449a2c20834a2287b57c1738498b53", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1) at European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1) for the European Space Agency (ESA)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1); PLATFORMS: European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1);" } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6597, "uuid": "48f4e4c439c64138852f923500e05a1b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) at NIMBUS 7 Satellite for the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS); PLATFORMS: NIMBUS 7 Satellite; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 460, "uuid": "bea2c6443d2f4f81a2701f09cb4e6f5c", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: NIMBUS 7 Satellite" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2210, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6596, "uuid": "36af90d87f6146b9a7cf81b571465f91", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS)", "abstract": "The objective of the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment onboard Nimbus 7, was to map the vertical profiles of temperature and the concentration of ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid in the lower to middle stratosphere range, with extension to the stratopause for water vapor and into the lower mesosphere for temperature and ozone. This experiment was a follow-on to the Limb Radiance Inversion Radiometer (LRIR) flown on Nimbus 6." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6597, "uuid": "48f4e4c439c64138852f923500e05a1b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Data from Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) at NIMBUS 7 Satellite for the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS); PLATFORMS: NIMBUS 7 Satellite; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6603, "uuid": "dee085c20439454ab4180023340e0454", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Vertical wind profile data from the Facility for Ground-based Atmospheric Measurements' (FGAM) 1290 MHz Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler located at Capel Dewi, mid-Wales, in support of the DIAMET (DIAbatic influences on Mesoscale structures in ExtraTropical storms) project", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar - formerly aber-radar-1290mhz; PLATFORMS: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar Facility, Capel Dewi, UK; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2211, "platform": { "ob_id": 1017, "uuid": "8b723580e0e5426d888b273e42f76c1b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Capel Dewi Atmospheric Observatory (CDAO)", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) Capel Dewi Atmospheric Observatory (CDAO) is situated in a rural valley location (52.4245°N, -4.0055°E) 6 km inland from the coastal town of Aberystwyth in west Wales, UK. Prior to April 2020 it known as the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) MST Radar Facility at Aberystwyth (MSTRF). The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) operates a number of meteorological instruments at the site in support of its long term measurement programme. Most of the datasets span between 10 and 20 years. They are all openly-accessible through the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). NCAS also provides access to output from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale model for this location.\r\n\r\nThe facility host a range of atmospheric instruments including the UK's MST radar, surface meteorological instrumentation and lidars. The facility is also able to host guest instruments. The facility was officially opened on 12th November 1990. The facility also operates instrumentation at the nearby Frongoch site.\r\n\r\nIt has WMO site ID: 03501. See linked documentation for the site's entry in the MIDAS Station database.\r\n\r\nThe site is located at 45m above mean sea level. Prior to February 2020 the height of the site was given as 50m above mean sea-level.\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1 for ceilometer data (also know as 'ALC' data) and 0-826-300-2 for wind profiler network data. Prior to this a temporary WIGIS id 0-20000-0-03501 was used. (Note, these WIGOS IDs were specifically assigned to the production of the ceilometer data from this site. Alternative WIGOS IDs have been provided for the site for other data types).\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-300-1. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1417, "uuid": "6677116482304866b881a0028af44eee", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar", "abstract": "The NCAS AMOF Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler was designed and manufactured by Degreane Horizon. It is a clear-air UHF Doppler radar system operating at 1290 MHz to measure signal intensity and wind speed and direction under all weather conditions. At this frequency clear-air scattering (from refractive index inhomogeneities) dominates the radar signal return in the absence of hydrometeors, and the signal power is a measure of turbulent intensity. \r\n\r\nThe wind profiler consists of three panels to emit and receive three separate beams, a vertical beam from the central panel and two other beams orthogonal to the central beam at an elevation of 73 degrees to enable full wind vectors to be calculated. Each panel is an array of eight aerials, each consisting of an assembly of eight collinear dipoles. \r\n\r\nThe radar is usually operated in two modes: a low altitude mode with a 1000 ns pulse and a high altitude mode with a 2500 ns pulse. The radar typically returns wind profiles from around 100 to 2500 m and can be used to measure the depth of the convective boundary layer and the position of atmospheric convective \"lids\". The measurement frequency may vary depending on set up for the instrument deployment, but data archived with the British Atmospheric Data Centre are typically averaged over 15 minutes. The averaging period used for the data is indicated in the archived data. \r\n\r\nThis instrument has been referred to with various titles during its operating history including: UFAM (Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) mobile wind profiler, FGAM (Facility for Ground based Atmospheric Measurements) mobile wind profiler, Aberystwyth mobile wind profiler and University of Manchester mobile wind profiler and the Atmospheric Measurements Facility (AMF) mobile wind profiler. The instrument is presently operated as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science's (NCAS) Atmospheric Measurements and Observations Facility (AMOF) and is known as the NCAS mobile wind profiler 1, with designation ncas-wind-profiler-1.\r\n\r\nFor full operation details refer to the instrument details on the AMF website.\r\n\r\nSpecifications of the UFAM wind profiler\r\nTransmitter Frequency\t1290 MHz\r\nTransmitter Bandwidth\t10 MHz\r\nBeam Width\t8.5°\r\nPeak Power\t3500 W\r\nAperture\t4 m2\r\nAntenna gain\t25 dBi\r\nAverage power 'low altitude mode'\t40 W\r\nAverage power 'high altitude mode'\t100 W\r\nMinimum height\t75 m\r\nMaximum height\t4.5 - 8 km dependent on atmospheric conditions and pulse length\r\nResolution dependent on pulse width\t75 m to 375 m\r\nInstrinsic wind speed accuracy\t< 1m/s\r\nInstrinsic wind direction accuracy\t< 10°\r\nPeriodicity of profile computation\t15 minutes as standard, but adjustable from 1 minute\r\nOperational temperature\t-20 °C to 30 °C\r\nOperational relative humidity\t5% to 95 % without condensation\r\nResistance to wind\t20 m/s (average) 40 m/s (gusts)\r\nPower supply\t230 V +10% -15 %, single phase" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6603, "uuid": "dee085c20439454ab4180023340e0454", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Vertical wind profile data from the Facility for Ground-based Atmospheric Measurements' (FGAM) 1290 MHz Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler located at Capel Dewi, mid-Wales, in support of the DIAMET (DIAbatic influences on Mesoscale structures in ExtraTropical storms) project", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar - formerly aber-radar-1290mhz; PLATFORMS: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar Facility, Capel Dewi, UK; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6608, "uuid": "f585c75dc5b6487b9b2d674d45539daa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Egrett aircraft core instruments data for the UTLS-Ozone Egrett campaign (2000)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Egrett aircraft core instruments; PLATFORMS: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 2771, "uuid": "5e4318f39a6a45dbaeddf58fd773e289", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2212, "platform": { "ob_id": 2769, "uuid": "f0c042b708b045d68e6f814201e09e93", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "The Grob Egrett T520 is a unique high altitude aircraft, capable of carrying a 500Kg scientific payload to 15Km. It is operated by Airbourne Research Australia (ARA)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6607, "uuid": "a4dd4e2851194e1c86a9945a533973cb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Egrett aircraft core instruments", "abstract": "Instruments onboard the ARA Egrett aircraft" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6608, "uuid": "f585c75dc5b6487b9b2d674d45539daa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Egrett aircraft core instruments data for the UTLS-Ozone Egrett campaign (2000)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Egrett aircraft core instruments; PLATFORMS: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6611, "uuid": "01b2eda6f68c41d883cebbeaae0d4402", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: MST radar data for the UTLS-Ozone Egrett campaign (2000)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: NERC: Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar; PLATFORMS: Aberystwyth, UK; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2213, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6120, "uuid": "6fcd4e23841b4aa0af75b8bb783011ea", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NERC: Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar", "abstract": "The NERC MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is a 46.5 MHz pulsed Doppler radar located at Capel Dewi, near Aberystwyth in west Wales. It is the UK's most powerful and versatile wind-profiling instrument. It is operated predominantly in the ST mode, covering the altitude range 2 - 20 km, for which MST radars are unique in their ability to give continuous measurements of the three-dimensional wind vector at high resolution - typically 300 m in altitude and 2 - 3 minutes in time. Moreover, under certain circumstances, it can provide information about atmospheric stability, turbulence and precipitation. It is therefore ideally suited for studying everything from large scale weather systems down to small-scale atmospheric phenomena.\r\n\r\nThe radar began operations in 1990 and has been operated on a quasi-continuous basis since 1997." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6611, "uuid": "01b2eda6f68c41d883cebbeaae0d4402", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: MST radar data for the UTLS-Ozone Egrett campaign (2000)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: NERC: Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar; PLATFORMS: Aberystwyth, UK; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6614, "uuid": "b9ffcf42247646f0aba38c91add927eb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Ozonesondes data from Aberystwyth for the UTLS-Ozone campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Ozonesondes; PLATFORMS: Aberystwyth, UK; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2214, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1165, "uuid": "2de713c15aa4490282020cdf9f0b4a46", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Ozonesondes", "abstract": "The ozonesonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of ozone, pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6614, "uuid": "b9ffcf42247646f0aba38c91add927eb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Ozonesondes data from Aberystwyth for the UTLS-Ozone campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Ozonesondes; PLATFORMS: Aberystwyth, UK; " } }, { "ob_id": 5453, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 818, "uuid": "fb10a13ec82249d69ff3a4c699f4c35b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Ozone DIAL LIDAR", "abstract": "The University of Manchester operate a Ozone DIAL lidar at the MST Radar Facility site at Capel Dewi, near Aberystwyth, Mid-Wales. The instrument produces profiles of ozone number density with a height resolution of 300 m (approx) between 5 and 15 km. Measurements are possible throughout the day but are more extensive and more accurate at night. Frequency of measurement if variable, but usually 5 minutes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument is a three-wavelength UV lidar operating at 289, 299 and 316 nm. For further details see G. Vaughan, F. M. O'Connor and D. P. Wareing, Observations of streamers in the stratosphere and troposphere using ozone lidar. J. Atmos. Chem. 38, 295-315, 2001.\r\n\r\nThe instrument was formerly owned and operated by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6614, "uuid": "b9ffcf42247646f0aba38c91add927eb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Ozonesondes data from Aberystwyth for the UTLS-Ozone campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Ozonesondes; PLATFORMS: Aberystwyth, UK; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6617, "uuid": "cd977608caac43fd8ea77e626f67b694", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Egrett UTLS: Atmospheric CFC measurements from DIRAC gas chromatograph onboard the Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "Egrett UTLS: Atmospheric CFC measurements from DIRAC gas chromatograph onboard the Egrett aircraft", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 2771, "uuid": "5e4318f39a6a45dbaeddf58fd773e289", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2215, "platform": { "ob_id": 2769, "uuid": "f0c042b708b045d68e6f814201e09e93", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "The Grob Egrett T520 is a unique high altitude aircraft, capable of carrying a 500Kg scientific payload to 15Km. It is operated by Airbourne Research Australia (ARA)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14429, "uuid": "8cee8738b6c341dcacf6792bbe062d26", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Cambridge DIRAC gas chromatograph", "abstract": "University of Cambridge DIRAC gas chromatograph onboard the Egrett aircraft" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6617, "uuid": "cd977608caac43fd8ea77e626f67b694", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Egrett UTLS: Atmospheric CFC measurements from DIRAC gas chromatograph onboard the Egrett aircraft", "abstract": "Egrett UTLS: Atmospheric CFC measurements from DIRAC gas chromatograph onboard the Egrett aircraft" } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6624, "uuid": "803b91218f954782ab20e3875b6f66b3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Full tide bubbler gauge data from GLOSS station network as of June 1996", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Full tide bubbler gauge; PLATFORMS: GLOSS station network; ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2216, "platform": { "ob_id": 6622, "uuid": "ce0040e923c04c90b75c12cab962d27f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GLOSS station network", "abstract": "The main component of GLOSS is the 'Global Core Network' (GCN) of 290 sea level stations around the world for long term climate change and oceanographic sea level monitoring." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6623, "uuid": "180b25d50f47430d964f1cc31fd8a50c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Full tide bubbler gauge", "abstract": "A type of gauge to measure sea levels." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6624, "uuid": "803b91218f954782ab20e3875b6f66b3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Full tide bubbler gauge data from GLOSS station network as of June 1996", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Full tide bubbler gauge; 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The experiment uses solar occultation to measure vertical profiles of O3, HCl, HF, CH4, H2O, NO, NO2, aerosol extinction at 4 infrared wavelenths, and temperature versus pressure with an instantaneous vertical field of view of 1.6 km at the Earth's limb. Latitudinal coverage is from 80S to 80N over the course of 1 year and includes extensive observations of the Antarctic region during spring. The altitude range of the measurements extends from about 15 km to 60-130 km, depending on the species. 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It is 35 feet long, 15 feet in diameter, weighs 13,000 pounds, and carries 10 instruments. UARS orbits at an altitude of 375 miles with an orbital inclination of 57 degrees. Designed to operate for three years, UARS was finally decommissioned in December 2005. UARS measures ozone and chemical compounds found in the ozone layer which affect ozone chemistry and processes. UARS also measures winds and temperatures in the stratosphere as well as the energy input from the Sun. Together, these help define the role of the upper atmosphere in climate and climate variability." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1656, "uuid": "7006c4ce6dd7420cbc57d8b755c6bc49", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on UARS", "abstract": "NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) with JPL's Microwave Limb Sounder MLS as one of its 10 instruments was launched 12 September 1991. The major objective of UARS MLS was, in response to the industrial chlorofluorocarbon threat to the ozone layer, to provide global information on chlorine monoxide (ClO), the dominant form of chlorine that destroys ozone. UARS MLS was also designed to, and did, measure stratospheric ozone and water vapor. The following additional measurements were obtained: stratospheric temperature, upper tropospheric water vapor, cloud ice water content, stratospheric HNO3, volcanic SO2 injected into the stratosphere, temperature variances associated with atmospheric gravity waves, and stratospheric CH3CN. \n\nUARS MLS generally provided daily measurements from 29 September through 15 March 1994 (although stratospheric water vapor measurements ceased on 15 April 1993). After 15 March 1994 the measurements became increasingly sparse in order to conserve lifetime of the MLS antenna scan mechanism and UARS power. 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It has been operational since 1985 as part of a variety of different monitoring networks, including being one of two two Level III 'supersites' located in the UK of the EMEP (the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe) monitoring network. Hourly and daily measurements are supplemented by long-term integrated measurements from existing DEFRA-funded monitoring networks across the UK (http://www.nilu.no/projects/ccc/network/index.html) Auchencorth Moss is the northern of these two sites (the other is near Harwell, Oxfordshire), which has been used by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for several years as an intensive monitoring site for trace gas and particle concentrations and fluxes. The site is based in an area of upland deep peat, with heather and grass cover, and has an extensive fetch to the south-west. The site is located at 55.792160 N, 3.242900W (OS Grid map reference: NT 322166, 656128) and at an altitude of 260m above mean sea level. The site is mostly funded by DEFRA but with significant CEH support, part-funded by EU ACTRIS Programme. The CEH field team carry out routine monitoring work for DEFRA and other funding agency contracts. Intermittent research activities are carried out by scientists both from CEH and other UK and international organisations. As a result of the large number of parameter measured at the site it is part of a wide range of monitoring networks. For details of these networks visit the DEFRA station details page. Details of individual activities should be found either on relevant databases (including the BADC) or by contacting CEH for further information. The station's UK-AIR ID is UKA00451 and its EU Site ID (EMEP network identifier) is GB0048R." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1417, "uuid": "6677116482304866b881a0028af44eee", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar", "abstract": "The NCAS AMOF Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler was designed and manufactured by Degreane Horizon. It is a clear-air UHF Doppler radar system operating at 1290 MHz to measure signal intensity and wind speed and direction under all weather conditions. At this frequency clear-air scattering (from refractive index inhomogeneities) dominates the radar signal return in the absence of hydrometeors, and the signal power is a measure of turbulent intensity. \r\n\r\nThe wind profiler consists of three panels to emit and receive three separate beams, a vertical beam from the central panel and two other beams orthogonal to the central beam at an elevation of 73 degrees to enable full wind vectors to be calculated. Each panel is an array of eight aerials, each consisting of an assembly of eight collinear dipoles. \r\n\r\nThe radar is usually operated in two modes: a low altitude mode with a 1000 ns pulse and a high altitude mode with a 2500 ns pulse. The radar typically returns wind profiles from around 100 to 2500 m and can be used to measure the depth of the convective boundary layer and the position of atmospheric convective \"lids\". The measurement frequency may vary depending on set up for the instrument deployment, but data archived with the British Atmospheric Data Centre are typically averaged over 15 minutes. The averaging period used for the data is indicated in the archived data. \r\n\r\nThis instrument has been referred to with various titles during its operating history including: UFAM (Universities Facility for Atmospheric Measurement) mobile wind profiler, FGAM (Facility for Ground based Atmospheric Measurements) mobile wind profiler, Aberystwyth mobile wind profiler and University of Manchester mobile wind profiler and the Atmospheric Measurements Facility (AMF) mobile wind profiler. The instrument is presently operated as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science's (NCAS) Atmospheric Measurements and Observations Facility (AMOF) and is known as the NCAS mobile wind profiler 1, with designation ncas-wind-profiler-1.\r\n\r\nFor full operation details refer to the instrument details on the AMF website.\r\n\r\nSpecifications of the UFAM wind profiler\r\nTransmitter Frequency\t1290 MHz\r\nTransmitter Bandwidth\t10 MHz\r\nBeam Width\t8.5°\r\nPeak Power\t3500 W\r\nAperture\t4 m2\r\nAntenna gain\t25 dBi\r\nAverage power 'low altitude mode'\t40 W\r\nAverage power 'high altitude mode'\t100 W\r\nMinimum height\t75 m\r\nMaximum height\t4.5 - 8 km dependent on atmospheric conditions and pulse length\r\nResolution dependent on pulse width\t75 m to 375 m\r\nInstrinsic wind speed accuracy\t< 1m/s\r\nInstrinsic wind direction accuracy\t< 10°\r\nPeriodicity of profile computation\t15 minutes as standard, but adjustable from 1 minute\r\nOperational temperature\t-20 °C to 30 °C\r\nOperational relative humidity\t5% to 95 % without condensation\r\nResistance to wind\t20 m/s (average) 40 m/s (gusts)\r\nPower supply\t230 V +10% -15 %, single phase" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 6688, "uuid": "0f93577fa5754cdf8322b09a134b37ce", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Vertical wind profile data from the Facility for Ground-based Atmospheric Measurements' (FGAM) 1290 MHz Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler located at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology's Auchencorft Moss field site, Edinburgh, in support of the Acid Deposition Processes Project", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: University of Manchester Degreane 1290mhz Mobile Wind Profiler Radar - formerly aber-radar-1290mhz; PLATFORMS: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) Auchencorth Moss field site; " } } ] }, { "ob_id": 6692, "uuid": "0c534c958b0d45df9946ce3f968b97aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: MLS data onboard UARS (1991-2001)", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on UARS; PLATFORMS: Upper Air Research Satellite (UARS); ", "imageDetails": [], "mobilePlatformOperation": [ { "ob_id": 1637, "uuid": "7a7b003538d348259d4aa5b4de904ce6", "short_code": "mpop", "title": "Mobile Platform Operation for: Upper Air Research Satellite (UARS)", "abstract": "Mobile Platform Operation related to the: Upper Air Research Satellite (UARS)" } ], "independentInstrument": [], "instrumentplatformpair_set": [ { "ob_id": 2225, "platform": { "ob_id": 1635, "uuid": "ce2e8bc13e8d41c5af678f31969677ee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Upper Air Research Satellite (UARS)", "abstract": "The satellite was launched in 1991 by the Space Shuttle Discovery. It is 35 feet long, 15 feet in diameter, weighs 13,000 pounds, and carries 10 instruments. UARS orbits at an altitude of 375 miles with an orbital inclination of 57 degrees. Designed to operate for three years, UARS was finally decommissioned in December 2005. UARS measures ozone and chemical compounds found in the ozone layer which affect ozone chemistry and processes. UARS also measures winds and temperatures in the stratosphere as well as the energy input from the Sun. Together, these help define the role of the upper atmosphere in climate and climate variability." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1656, "uuid": "7006c4ce6dd7420cbc57d8b755c6bc49", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on UARS", "abstract": "NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) with JPL's Microwave Limb Sounder MLS as one of its 10 instruments was launched 12 September 1991. The major objective of UARS MLS was, in response to the industrial chlorofluorocarbon threat to the ozone layer, to provide global information on chlorine monoxide (ClO), the dominant form of chlorine that destroys ozone. UARS MLS was also designed to, and did, measure stratospheric ozone and water vapor. The following additional measurements were obtained: stratospheric temperature, upper tropospheric water vapor, cloud ice water content, stratospheric HNO3, volcanic SO2 injected into the stratosphere, temperature variances associated with atmospheric gravity waves, and stratospheric CH3CN. \n\nUARS MLS generally provided daily measurements from 29 September through 15 March 1994 (although stratospheric water vapor measurements ceased on 15 April 1993). After 15 March 1994 the measurements became increasingly sparse in order to conserve lifetime of the MLS antenna scan mechanism and UARS power. 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The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. 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