Weather Observer's Handbook

Name: Weather Observer's Handbook
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ISBN: 9781107662285

ISBN-10: 1107662281

ISBN-13: 9781107662285

Edition: 2012

Authors: Stephen Burt

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Measuring the Weather:The Weather Observer's Handbook provides a comprehensive, practical, and independent guide to all aspects of making weather observations. Automatic weather stations today form the mainstay of both amateur and professional weather observing networks around the world, and yet - prior to this book - there existed no independent guide to their selection and use. 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 with other people and across the Internet. From amateur observers looking for help…

Book details

List price: $103.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/29/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.88" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English

Stephen Burt is assistant professor of English at Macalester College. He is the author of Randall Jarrell and His Ageand Popular Music, a collection of poems. His reviews and essays on poetry have appeared in several journals, including the Boston Review, London Review of Books, and the Times Literary Supplement.




The Basics



Why measure the weather? A history of meteorological observations



Choosing a weather station



Buying a weather station



Site and exposure - the basics



Measuring the Weather



Measuring the temperature of the air



Measuring precipitation



Measuring atmospheric pressure



Measuring humidity



Measuring wind speed and direction



Measuring grass and earth temperature



Measuring sunshine and solar radiation



Observing hours and time standards



Dataloggers and AWS software



Non-instrumental weather observing



Calibration



Metadata - what is it, and why is it important?



Making the Most of your Observations



Collecting and storing data



Making sense of the data avalanche



Sharing your observations



Summary and getting started