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WMO GUIDE TO METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION
WMO-No. 8 (Seventh edition)
(6 August 2008)

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TITLE

EDITION

PART I:    

MEASUREMENT OF METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES

 
1 General  Seventh edition
2 Measurement of temperature Seventh edition
3 Measurement of atmospheric pressure Seventh edition
4 Measurement of humidity Seventh edition
5 Measurement of surface wind Seventh edition
6 Measurement of precipitation Seventh edition
7 Measurement of radiation Seventh edition
8 Measurement of sunshine duration Seventh edition
9 Measurement of visibility Seventh edition
10 Measurement of evaporation Seventh edition
11 Measurement of soil moisture Seventh edition
12 Measurement of upper air pressure, temperature, humidity Seventh edition
13 Measurement of upper wind Seventh edition
14 Observation of present and past weather; state of the ground Seventh edition
15 Observation of clouds Seventh edition
16 Measurement of ozone Seventh edition
17 Measurement of atmospheric composition Seventh edition
PART I:    

OBSERVING SYSTEMS

 
1 Measurements at automatic weather stations Seventh edition
2 Measurements and observations at aeronautical meteorological stations Seventh edition
3 Aircraft observations Seventh edition
4 Marine observations Seventh edition
5 Special profiling techniques for the boundary layer and the troposphere Seventh edition
6 Rocket measurements in the stratosphere and mesosphere Sixth edition 
7 Locating the sources of atmospherics Sixth edition 
8 Satellite observations Sixth edition 
9 Radar measurements Seventh edition
10 Balloon techniques Seventh edition
11 Urban observations Seventh edition
12 Road Meteorological Measurements Seventh edition
PART III:   QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF OBSERVING SYSTEMS  
1 Quality management Seventh edition
2 Sampling meteorological variables Seventh edition
3 Data reduction Seventh edition
4 Testing, calibration and intercomparison Seventh edition
5 Training of instrument specialists Seventh edition
Appendix List of contributors to the Guide Seventh edition

 

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