The document defines and describes several common instruments used by meteorologists to measure various weather and climate conditions, including rain gauges to measure precipitation, thermometers to measure temperature, a psychrometer to measure humidity, a sunshine recorder to track sunlight, a wind vane and cup anemometer to measure wind speed and direction, a barometer to measure atmospheric pressure, and automatic weather stations that remotely measure multiple conditions without human labor.
The document defines and describes several common instruments used by meteorologists to measure various weather and climate conditions, including rain gauges to measure precipitation, thermometers to measure temperature, a psychrometer to measure humidity, a sunshine recorder to track sunlight, a wind vane and cup anemometer to measure wind speed and direction, a barometer to measure atmospheric pressure, and automatic weather stations that remotely measure multiple conditions without human labor.
The document defines and describes several common instruments used by meteorologists to measure various weather and climate conditions, including rain gauges to measure precipitation, thermometers to measure temperature, a psychrometer to measure humidity, a sunshine recorder to track sunlight, a wind vane and cup anemometer to measure wind speed and direction, a barometer to measure atmospheric pressure, and automatic weather stations that remotely measure multiple conditions without human labor.
by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time. Thermometer
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of solids, liquids, or gases. A thermometer contains a liquid (usually mercury or an alcohol solution) in a reservoir whose volume is linearly dependent on the temperature (as the temperature increases, the volume increases). Psychrometer
An instrument that uses the differ ence in readings between two the rmometers, one having a wet bul b and the other having a dry bulb, tomeasure the moisture content or relative humidity of air. Sunshine recorder
A sunshine recorder is a device that records the amount of sunshine at a given location. The results provide information about theweather and climate of a geographical area. This information is useful in meteorology, science, agricultu re, tourism, and other fields. It has also been called a heliograph.
Wind vane
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind Cup anemometer
An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity. Barometer \ A barometer is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure. Pressure tendency can forecast short term changes in the weather. Automatic weather
An automatic weather station (AWS) is an automated version of the traditional weather station, either to save human labour or to enable measurements from remote areas.