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            "ob_id": 2079,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
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            "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."
            },
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                "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; "
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            "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)."
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            "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; "
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        },
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            "ob_id": 2081,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
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            "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."
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            "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; "
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        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2082,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2083,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2084,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2085,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2086,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2087,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2088,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1237,
                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
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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."
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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            "relatedTo": {
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                "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; "
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1190,
                "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
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                "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."
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                "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; "
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                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2099,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1190,
                "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 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": 2100,
            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2101,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 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": 2102,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
            "ob_id": 2103,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2104,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
            "ob_id": 2105,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2106,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
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                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2107,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2108,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2109,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2110,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1197,
                "uuid": "e3fe36a4ce24432eb3951dccea1dd40c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SSER message.  Met Office SSER systems directly store hourly and sub-hourly raingauge measurements, which are transmitted in SSER messages from 137 observation stations in the UK. The only sub-hourly data stored in MIDAS originate from Met Office SSER systems."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2111,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2112,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2113,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2114,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2115,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2116,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2117,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2118,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2119,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2120,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2121,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 6506,
                "uuid": "b4b24e4128c24f059e0315612f113e10",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station WIND) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWWIND message.  The ESAWWIND message transmits mean hourly wind and gust measurements made by Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2122,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2123,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2124,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2125,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2126,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2127,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2128,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2129,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2130,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2131,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2132,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1254,
                "uuid": "61f36c40b92c4601946009d0d416a8c6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 7113 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The rainfall observations are returned on the Met Form 7113 from 191 observation stations worldwide, 188 of which are in the UK. The WAHRAIN message contains rainfall measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2133,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2134,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2135,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2136,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2137,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2138,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2139,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2140,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2141,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2142,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2143,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1217,
                "uuid": "41b35a2618494a96ba67ef36ceae375f",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 3445 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The sunshine observations are returned on the Met Form 3445 from 73 observation stations worldwide, 69 of which are in the UK. The HSUN3445 message contains sunshine duration measurements."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2144,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2145,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2146,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
            "ob_id": 2147,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
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                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2148,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
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                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2149,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2150,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2151,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2152,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2153,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2154,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1198,
                "uuid": "c9b4b0edcd614a8c993350cc041009b8",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the UK WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a WADRAIN message.  The WADRAIN message transmits daily precipitation amount from daily rainfall observations usually made between 0900 hours and 0900 hours the following day."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2155,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2156,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2157,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2158,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2159,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2160,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2161,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2162,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2163,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2164,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2165,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1200,
                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the NCM (National Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a NCM message. National Climate Messages (NCM), produced from all Met Office and many auxiliary stations, are transmitted at the nominal time of 0900 each day and most stations also send an abbreviated message at 2100. The periods of the observations start and end at 10 minutes to the main hour, i.e. HH-10. The NCM message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Germany, Antarctica, and Paraguay). The NCM message contains observed elements such as grass minimum temperature, concrete minimum temperature, rainfall accumulation, and depth of fresh snow."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2168,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1193,
                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Anemometer",
                "abstract": "An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. Munro Anemometers and Dines Pressure Tube Anemometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2169,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2170,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1211,
                "uuid": "71f065ddece242a8aa5d490692dda64b",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Thermometer",
                "abstract": "A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature and can be applied to calculate humidity. Electrical Resistance Thermometers (ERT or PRT), liquid-in-glass thermometers, wet bulb thermometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2171,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2172,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2173,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1223,
                "uuid": "4595acef54054d6685aa7b6ba322affb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Present (and Past) Weather Sensor",
                "abstract": "There are two instruments used widely in the synoptic surface network for the measurement of present weather; one is essentially a forward scattering visibility sensor and the other a sensor for detecting the presence of recent precipitation. Output from these two instruments together with measurements of air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall rate are analysed to derive the present weather code that best fits the data.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n \r\nThe World Meteorological Organisation have a list of the internationally agreed present weather codes."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2174,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1265,
                "uuid": "d85aa5e843114c7f8d6ecdd304529acb",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Humidity Sensor",
                "abstract": "A humidity sensor is an instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point. Air temperature measured by thermometers can be used to make the humidity calculations, as well as dry and wet bulb thermometers, at observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2175,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1218,
                "uuid": "7d055a30ab5f41c4bec8e23395390bd4",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Visiometer",
                "abstract": "A visiometer is an instrument to aid the estimation of visibility at a meteorological station. Visiometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2176,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1253,
                "uuid": "ae57351b43ef4a5b891b615e64caa5a3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a SREW message.  The SREW message allows for real time exchange of hourly rainfall accumulations between European countries. The SREW message is transmitted by 174 UK observation stations and 5 observation stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, Paraguay, St Helena, Gibraltar, and Cyprus). Many stations have a record of hourly rainfall observations stretching back to 1959 or, in some cases, earlier."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2177,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1191,
                "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 2178,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1191,
                "uuid": "22f4daf4eec44cc2a994d1582800fdb2",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a Met Form 6910 message.  Many stations with autographic or other recording instruments provide analyses of hourly values for climate purposes and the data are usually returned on Met Forms at the end of the month. The wind observations are returned on the Met Form 6910 from 280 observation stations worldwide. The HWND6910 message contains observed elements such as the mean wind direction, mean wind speed, and direction of maximum gust."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 6517,
                "uuid": "cc4b0825077d47198b1cee33f42c3d3c",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Surface Data from United Kingdom Stations, Part of the Met Office Land Surface Stations Database",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge, Station Observer, Anemometer, Sunshine Recorder, Thermometer, Snow Depth Sensor, Pyranometer, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Visiometer, Cloud Recorder; PLATFORMS: ESAWSOIL (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station hourly SOIL temperatures) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, ESAWWIND (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station WIND) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network, WADRAIN (Water Authorities Daily RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, HWND6910 (Hourly WIND from Metform 6910) Station Network; "
            }
        }
    ]
}