The Weather Observer's Handbook

The Weather Observer's Handbook
Author: Stephen Burt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1009260561

This handbook provides a comprehensive, practical, and independent guide to all aspects of making weather observations. The second edition has been fully updated throughout with new material, new instruments and technologies, and the latest reference and research materials. Traditional and modern weather instruments are covered, including how best to choose and to site a weather station, how to get the best out of your equipment, how to store and analyse your records and how to share your observations. The book's emphasis is on modern electronic instruments and automatic weather stations. It provides advice on replacing 'traditional' mercury-based thermometers and barometers with modern digital sensors, following implementation of the UN Minamata Convention outlawing mercury in the environment. The Weather Observer's Handbook will again prove to be an invaluable resource for both amateur observers choosing their first weather instruments and professional observers looking for a comprehensive and up-to-date guide.

Manual on Codes

Manual on Codes
Author: World Meteorological Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2001
Genre: Cipher and telegraph codes
ISBN:

Doppler Radar & Weather Observations

Doppler Radar & Weather Observations
Author: Richard J. Doviak
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2014-08-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 148329482X

This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included. - Polarimetric measurements and data processing - An updated section on RASS - Wind profilers - Observations with the WSR-88D - An updated treatment of lightning - Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer - A short history of radar - Chapter problem sets