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        {
            "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": 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.  The ESAWSOIL message transmits hourly soil temperature 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": 1996,
            "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": 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": 1997,
            "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": 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. 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": 2000,
            "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": 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. 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": 2002,
            "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": 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; "
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        {
            "ob_id": 2022,
            "platform": {
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                "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; "
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        {
            "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; "
            }
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        {
            "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; "
            }
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        {
            "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. 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; "
            }
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        {
            "ob_id": 2027,
            "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": 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; "
            }
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        {
            "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; "
            }
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        {
            "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; "
            }
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        {
            "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; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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. 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": 2050,
            "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": 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": 2051,
            "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": 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": 2052,
            "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": 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": 2053,
            "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": 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": 2054,
            "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": 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": 2055,
            "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."
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                "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": 2068,
            "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": 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": 2069,
            "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": 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": 2070,
            "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": 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": 2071,
            "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. 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": 2072,
            "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": 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": 2073,
            "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": 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; "
            }
        }
    ]
}