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            "ob_id": 450,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
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                "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."
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                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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            "ob_id": 451,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
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            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        },
        {
            "ob_id": 452,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
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            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
            "ob_id": 453,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1219,
                "uuid": "0db0c571d7444d07bc1e90d8aef09db1",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Station Observer",
                "abstract": "A station observer is an observer reporting daily and hourly specific weather parameters which cannot be measured by an instrument e.g. cloud type, cloud amount, present and past weather and state of ground. Station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 454,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 455,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 456,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 457,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1222,
                "uuid": "0933d28ec8874c5fa30a8cb12590a68c",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Snow Depth Sensor",
                "abstract": "A snow depth sensor is an electrically-powered active device with on-board data-processing that measures the distance between the sensor and the ground surface beneath it.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 458,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1216,
                "uuid": "50418e43c3c741618c34e75c22ef43e3",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the METAR (Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily METAR message.  The METAR messages are produced by Synoptic observations for aviation purposes. Most stations report hourly. The METAR message is transmitted from 562 observation stations across the globe (airfields), this includes 131 UK stations. The METAR message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, visibility, present weather, and maximum gust speed."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 459,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 460,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
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                "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."
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                "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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                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "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."
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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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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "uuid": "dd95b182eead4247a14c5911133e9030",
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                "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."
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                "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "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."
            },
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                "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "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."
            },
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                "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "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."
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                "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."
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) 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",
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                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) 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 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."
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                "short_code": "acq",
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                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) 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 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": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) 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": "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: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "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": {
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                "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."
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                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
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            "ob_id": 472,
            "platform": {
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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."
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                "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": {
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
            "ob_id": 473,
            "platform": {
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                "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": {
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                "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
            "ob_id": 474,
            "platform": {
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                "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": 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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
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                "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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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
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                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
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                "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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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
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                "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
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                "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "instrument": {
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                "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": {
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
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                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "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."
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 483,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 484,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 485,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 486,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 487,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 488,
            "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 1224,
                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
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        {
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            "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": {
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                "uuid": "2b26086c8ae54164b28f923afa9def4d",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Visiometer, Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Raingauge, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, HSUN3445 (Hourly values of SUNshine duration from Metform 3445) Station Network;"
            }
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 1227,
                "uuid": "0c787dde18584b3293d4f55daf6ef431",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Soil Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network;"
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        },
        {
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "55f6b0a18e544315807bfa4b9aa11603",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HCM (Hourly Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a HCM message. Hourly Climate Messages (HCM), produced from automated systems such as ESAWS (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station), SAMOS (Semi Automatic Meteorological Observing System) and CDL (Climate Data Logger), are transmitted in real time, and cover the period HH-70 to HH-10 (ten minutes to the previous hour of observation until ten minutes to the recorded hour of observation). The HCM message is transmitted from 171 UK stations, and 9 stations outside of the UK (3 in Germany, 1 in Gibraltar, 1 in Cyprus, 1 in St Helena, 1 in Paraguay, 1 in the Falkland Islands, and 1 in the Antarctic). The HCM message contains observed elements such as wind direction, wind speed, soil temperature, and global irradiation."
            },
            "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": 1227,
                "uuid": "0c787dde18584b3293d4f55daf6ef431",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Soil Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 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": 1227,
                "uuid": "0c787dde18584b3293d4f55daf6ef431",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Soil Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network;"
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
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                "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "0c787dde18584b3293d4f55daf6ef431",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Soil Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network;"
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "29aea0f1eda84d58afd878feaf534090",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the CLIMAT (Monthly Climatological Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a CLIMAT message.  Surface CLIMAT messages are produced each month by WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Climate Reference Stations of which there are currently 20 in the UK and some 400 worldwide. The messages contain climatological summaries for the month made by the observing station or the responsible National Meteorological Service using all data available locally. The CLIMAT message contains observed elements such as monthly mean air temperature, monthly mean vapour pressure, total sunshine for the month and total precipitation for the month."
            },
            "instrument": {
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                "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": 1230,
                "uuid": "4d5c56e50eff4699a4d2064a84e7af0a",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Long Period Surface Average Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network; "
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        },
        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1209,
                "uuid": "29aea0f1eda84d58afd878feaf534090",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the CLIMAT (Monthly Climatological Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a CLIMAT message.  Surface CLIMAT messages are produced each month by WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Climate Reference Stations of which there are currently 20 in the UK and some 400 worldwide. The messages contain climatological summaries for the month made by the observing station or the responsible National Meteorological Service using all data available locally. The CLIMAT message contains observed elements such as monthly mean air temperature, monthly mean vapour pressure, total sunshine for the month and total precipitation for the month."
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                "uuid": "a975f76f87f343af8f3e11cac9852f77",
                "short_code": "instr",
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                "abstract": "A barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure. Climate Data Loggers (CDL), Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station (ESAWS) have barometric pressure sensors installed. Data collected by these systems can then be used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1230,
                "uuid": "4d5c56e50eff4699a4d2064a84e7af0a",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Long Period Surface Average Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1210,
                "uuid": "76597fcd16bd4a21b9dfcbb057853e90",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network",
                "abstract": "Network of global observation stations transmitting data within CLM (CLIMAT) upper air normal messages."
            },
            "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": 1230,
                "uuid": "4d5c56e50eff4699a4d2064a84e7af0a",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Long Period Surface Average Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 498,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1210,
                "uuid": "76597fcd16bd4a21b9dfcbb057853e90",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network",
                "abstract": "Network of global observation stations transmitting data within CLM (CLIMAT) upper air normal messages."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1212,
                "uuid": "a975f76f87f343af8f3e11cac9852f77",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Barometer",
                "abstract": "A barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure. Climate Data Loggers (CDL), Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station (ESAWS) have barometric pressure sensors installed. Data collected by these systems can then be used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1230,
                "uuid": "4d5c56e50eff4699a4d2064a84e7af0a",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Long Period Surface Average Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Upper Air Normal Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 499,
            "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": 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": 1233,
                "uuid": "407f64e04c4649ddb3f7a92c6b44a3bb",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Soil Minimum Temperatures (1959-1970 only), Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 500,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1236,
                "uuid": "4381c051732245ad991e938089525d6c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DRADR35 (Daily Radiation from Form 35) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a DRADR35 message.  The DRADR35 message transmits elements from the Met Office form 35 which contains radiation and sunshine information.  The message contains daily radiation measurements from 75 observation stations in the UK and 4 observation stations outside of the UK (Antarctica, Maldives, Bahrain, and Malta)."
            },
            "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1236,
                "uuid": "4381c051732245ad991e938089525d6c",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DRADR35 (Daily Radiation from Form 35) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a DRADR35 message.  The DRADR35 message transmits elements from the Met Office form 35 which contains radiation and sunshine information.  The message contains daily radiation measurements from 75 observation stations in the UK and 4 observation stations outside of the UK (Antarctica, Maldives, Bahrain, and Malta)."
            },
            "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "instrument": {
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                "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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                "uuid": "9f893cf954fa4d619e68e6db3a52b4e6",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a MODLERAD message.  The MODLERAD message transmits hourly radiation values from 53 observation stations worldwide, 43 of which are in the UK, and 10 outside of the UK (Antarctica, North Atlantic, Maldives, Malta, Bahrain, and Yemen)."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
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                "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message.  The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation."
            },
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                "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 507,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1238,
                "uuid": "3a7d0a1ebd03490d8deb6fdc14f6bebc",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an ESAWRADT message.  The ESAWRADT message transmits hourly radiation measurements by made Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Stations (ESAW). Automatic stations came into operation from the mid 1980s; as of 1996 there were 20 ESAWS reporting measurements of radiation."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 508,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1188,
                "uuid": "55f6b0a18e544315807bfa4b9aa11603",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HCM (Hourly Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a HCM message. Hourly Climate Messages (HCM), produced from automated systems such as ESAWS (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station), SAMOS (Semi Automatic Meteorological Observing System) and CDL (Climate Data Logger), are transmitted in real time, and cover the period HH-70 to HH-10 (ten minutes to the previous hour of observation until ten minutes to the recorded hour of observation). The HCM message is transmitted from 171 UK stations, and 9 stations outside of the UK (3 in Germany, 1 in Gibraltar, 1 in Cyprus, 1 in St Helena, 1 in Paraguay, 1 in the Falkland Islands, and 1 in the Antarctic). The HCM message contains observed elements such as wind direction, wind speed, soil temperature, and global irradiation."
            },
            "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 509,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1188,
                "uuid": "55f6b0a18e544315807bfa4b9aa11603",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the HCM (Hourly Climate Message) station network transmit their observations in the form of a HCM message. Hourly Climate Messages (HCM), produced from automated systems such as ESAWS (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station), SAMOS (Semi Automatic Meteorological Observing System) and CDL (Climate Data Logger), are transmitted in real time, and cover the period HH-70 to HH-10 (ten minutes to the previous hour of observation until ten minutes to the recorded hour of observation). The HCM message is transmitted from 171 UK stations, and 9 stations outside of the UK (3 in Germany, 1 in Gibraltar, 1 in Cyprus, 1 in St Helena, 1 in Paraguay, 1 in the Falkland Islands, and 1 in the Antarctic). The HCM message contains observed elements such as wind direction, wind speed, soil temperature, and global irradiation."
            },
            "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": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 510,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1239,
                "uuid": "9b50f72248494406900bbf34b6c84d71",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Pyranometer",
                "abstract": "A pyranometer is an instrument used to measure broadband solar irradiance on a planar surface. In other words: a pyranometer is a sensor that is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (in watts per metre square) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Pyranometers and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) equipped with pyranometers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 511,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1240,
                "uuid": "051afeb5c56f46469683e9b8b0bb38b1",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Radiation Observations, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder; PLATFORMS: DRADR35 (Daily Radiation Form 35) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, MODLERAD (Hourly radiation values from Met Office Data Logging Equipment) Station Network, ESAWRADT (Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather station RADiaTion) Station Network, HCM (Hourly Climate Messages) Station Network, Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network; "
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 1243,
                "uuid": "93916103ebf54c5fad1e24fee0255e91",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) 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."
            },
            "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": 1243,
                "uuid": "93916103ebf54c5fad1e24fee0255e91",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
            },
            "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": 1243,
                "uuid": "93916103ebf54c5fad1e24fee0255e91",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Temperature Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer; PLATFORMS: NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
            }
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        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
            },
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                "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": 1246,
                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
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            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1220,
                "uuid": "e65b3b482c8445d68c06edc3bd84d64e",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Sunshine Recorder",
                "abstract": "A sunshine recorder is an instrument used to measure sunshine duration. The Campbell-Stokes recorder is used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1246,
                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
            }
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                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) 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."
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            "instrument": {
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                "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": {
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                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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            "platform": {
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                "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": 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."
            },
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                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
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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": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
            },
            "instrument": {
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                "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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                "ob_id": 1246,
                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
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                "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."
            },
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                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
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                "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."
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                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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            "platform": {
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                "uuid": "778fc4752688475c8674f555d63bcf14",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSDLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSDLY messages carry daily and 12 hour information collected by the CDLs. AWDLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWDLY message contains observed elements such as daily and 12 hour precipitation, and 12 and 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures."
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                "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."
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                "uuid": "1efa07092762447189d030fe5d41e1fa",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Daily Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Station Observer, Sunshine Recorder, Cloud Recorder, Snow Depth Sensor, Present (and Past) Weather Sensor; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, AWSDLY (Automatic Weather Station Daily values) Station Network; "
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                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the CLIMAT (Monthly Climatological Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a CLIMAT message.  Surface CLIMAT messages are produced each month by WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Climate Reference Stations of which there are currently 20 in the UK and some 400 worldwide. The messages contain climatological summaries for the month made by the observing station or the responsible National Meteorological Service using all data available locally. The CLIMAT message contains observed elements such as monthly mean air temperature, monthly mean vapour pressure, total sunshine for the month and total precipitation for the month."
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                "abstract": "A barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure. Climate Data Loggers (CDL), Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station (ESAWS) have barometric pressure sensors installed. Data collected by these systems can then be used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station 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": "fd9673edb63d40f9ac88dbbf7a43a406",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values from Standard Pressure Levels, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Barometer, Thermometer, Anemometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
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                "title": "CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the CLIMAT (Monthly Climatological Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a CLIMAT message.  Surface CLIMAT messages are produced each month by WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Climate Reference Stations of which there are currently 20 in the UK and some 400 worldwide. The messages contain climatological summaries for the month made by the observing station or the responsible National Meteorological Service using all data available locally. The CLIMAT message contains observed elements such as monthly mean air temperature, monthly mean vapour pressure, total sunshine for the month and total precipitation for the month."
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                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Barometer, Thermometer, Anemometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
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                "abstract": "Observation stations within the CLIMAT (Monthly Climatological Report) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a CLIMAT message.  Surface CLIMAT messages are produced each month by WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Climate Reference Stations of which there are currently 20 in the UK and some 400 worldwide. The messages contain climatological summaries for the month made by the observing station or the responsible National Meteorological Service using all data available locally. The CLIMAT message contains observed elements such as monthly mean air temperature, monthly mean vapour pressure, total sunshine for the month and total precipitation for the month."
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                "uuid": "bba095f1fd674f9284b07f9a667414da",
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                "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."
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                "title": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network",
                "abstract": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP is a monthly report of upper air CLIMAT values."
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                "uuid": "a975f76f87f343af8f3e11cac9852f77",
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                "title": "Barometer",
                "abstract": "A barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure. Climate Data Loggers (CDL), Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station (ESAWS) have barometric pressure sensors installed. Data collected by these systems can then be used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station 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: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values from Standard Pressure Levels, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Barometer, Thermometer, Anemometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
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                "uuid": "5847022a10b74e19b353361a69f225a7",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network",
                "abstract": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP is a monthly report of upper air CLIMAT values."
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                "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."
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                "uuid": "fd9673edb63d40f9ac88dbbf7a43a406",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values from Standard Pressure Levels, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Barometer, Thermometer, Anemometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
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                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network",
                "abstract": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP is a monthly report of upper air CLIMAT values."
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                "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": 1250,
                "uuid": "fd9673edb63d40f9ac88dbbf7a43a406",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values from Standard Pressure Levels, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Barometer, Thermometer, Anemometer; PLATFORMS: CLIMAT (monthly climatological data report) Station Network, FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 541,
            "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": 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": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 542,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1189,
                "uuid": "2c7e07ef14ab47e48f1df6b674dce4fe",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of an AWSHRLY message. Commercial and Met Office designs of Climate Data Loggers (CDL) create hourly and daily weather messages which may be retrieved by remote polling or downloading at the station onto floppy disk. AWSHRLY messages carry hourly information collected by the CDLs. AWSHRLY messages are transmitted from 170 observation stations in the UK and 1 observation station in Cyprus. The AWSHRLY message contains observed elements such as hourly radiation, hourly precipitation, hourly soil temperatures and hourly mean wind."
            },
            "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": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 543,
            "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": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 544,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1190,
                "uuid": "2fd32ff2da0e4e718fdc23a9b90f791e",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network transmit their observations in the form of a daily Metform3208 message.  The DLY3208 messages are produced by climate stations which usually make one observation a day. The paper form, covering a month’s observations, has always been the usual method of recording though electronic methods are beginning to become more widespread. The DLY3208 message contains up to 31 daily observations, normally taken at 0900 hours, although a few stations observe at 1000 hours. The DLY3208 message is transmitted from many UK stations, and a few stations outside of the UK (The Falkland Islands, and Antarctica). The DLY3208 message contains observed elements such as cloud amount, wind speed and direction, rainfall accumulation, sunshine duration, and maximum and minimum temperature."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1202,
                "uuid": "5dd1ca58159640cf9c0f27d40f7062ec",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Raingauge",
                "abstract": "A raingauge is an instrument used to measure rainfall. Tilting siphon raingauges, Telemetered tipping bucket raingauges, Ordinary raingauges and Climate Data Loggers (CDL) are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 545,
            "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": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 546,
            "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": 1255,
                "uuid": "8809f489fec84d86a9efe434e5a8c0c3",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: UK Hourly Rainfall Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Raingauge; PLATFORMS: SSER (Solid State Event Recorder) Station Network, AWSHRLY (Automatic Weather Station Hourly values) Station Network, SREW (Synoptic Rainfall Europe West) Station Network, DLY3208 (Daily observations from Metform 3208) Station Network, WAHRAIN (Water Authorities Hourly RAINfall) Station Network, NCM (National Climate Message) Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 547,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1249,
                "uuid": "5847022a10b74e19b353361a69f225a7",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network",
                "abstract": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP is a monthly report of upper air CLIMAT values."
            },
            "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": 1258,
                "uuid": "97a590e9dd3e424f906fe136e4e72ba4",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 548,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1249,
                "uuid": "5847022a10b74e19b353361a69f225a7",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network",
                "abstract": "FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP is a monthly report of upper air CLIMAT values."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1212,
                "uuid": "a975f76f87f343af8f3e11cac9852f77",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Barometer",
                "abstract": "A barometer is an instrument used to measure pressure. Climate Data Loggers (CDL), Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Enhanced Synoptic Automatic Weather Station (ESAWS) have barometric pressure sensors installed. Data collected by these systems can then be used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1258,
                "uuid": "97a590e9dd3e424f906fe136e4e72ba4",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global CLIMAT Upper Air Values, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Thermometer, Barometer; PLATFORMS: FM-75-CLIMAT TEMP Station Network; "
            }
        },
        {
            "ob_id": 549,
            "platform": {
                "ob_id": 1187,
                "uuid": "0cc854e249bf40bb8d47ac7c6f55d682",
                "short_code": "plat",
                "title": "Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network",
                "abstract": "Observation stations within the Land SYNOP station network transmit their observations, made on land, in the form of a SYNOP message. The international SYNOP message format has been used for the real time transmission of synoptic weather observations for about 50 years. Today it is used at some 200 or more Met Office or auxiliary UK stations for observations made at hourly, 3-hourly, 6-hourly or irregular intervals. As well as the UK station, there are thousands of SYNOP stations distributed globally resulting in around 60,000 reports a day. Data are extracted for the 4 principal synoptic periods (00-06, 06-12, 12-18 and 18-00 UT) from the Met Office's MetDB system and delivered to CEDA at 13:30, 19:30, 01:30, and 07:30 respectively (all in GMT). The SYNOP message contains observed elements such as weather, cloud, temperature, humidity, wind, visibility, and pressure.\r\n\r\nIn order for a SYNOP message to be transmitted by an observation station, specific instruments are required to perform to certain standards. These include an anemometer, thermometer, station observer, sunshine recorder, visiometer, barometer, hygrometer, and raingauge. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours on shortwave using radioteletype (RTTY) and consist of groups of numbers (and slashes where data are not available). The message is decoded and the relevant parameters are stored in the MIDAS dataset and in the MetDB systems at the Met Office."
            },
            "instrument": {
                "ob_id": 1221,
                "uuid": "acd96eefc61d41a584a5fb0f6194e6df",
                "short_code": "instr",
                "title": "Cloud Recorder",
                "abstract": "Cloud recorders can be used to measure cloud amount, cloud type, and cloud base. A cloud base recorder and station observers are used by observation stations worldwide before data is used by the Met Office and later accumulated in the MIDAS dataset.\r\n\r\nLinked documentation:\r\nThe Met Office Fact-sheet #17 – Weather Observations on Land (see linked documentation) describes the instrumentation further and includes diagrams of the apparatus set-up. For more information on which instruments are used to collect measurements within specific station networks, the Met Office Surface Data Users Guide, describes the meteorological surface data and how it is obtained in the Met Office Database - MIDAS.\r\n\r\nThe cloud type classification system is given in the Met Office Fact Sheet #1 - Clouds."
            },
            "relatedTo": {
                "ob_id": 1262,
                "uuid": "17fb93cfefa44f9c9c799e55b40dc551",
                "short_code": "acq",
                "title": "Acquisition Process for: Global Weather Observation Data, Part of the Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS)",
                "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Cloud Recorder, International Met Station Observer, Station Observer, Thermometer, Barometer, Raingauge, Visiometer; PLATFORMS: Land SYNOP (surface synoptic observations) Station Network, METAR (MEteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report) Station Network; "
            }
        }
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}