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The installations and instruments required to conduct meteorological observations on the ground.
meteorological station wind vane anemometer instrument shelter rain gauge recorder snow gauge direct-reading rain gauge pyranometer sunshine recorder

wind vane click to hear

Instrument that indicates wind direction using a vane that rotates around a vertical axis.

anemometer click to hear

Instrument that measures wind speed using cups that rotate around a mobile shaft at varying speeds.

instrument shelter click to hear

Ventilated shelter designed to protect meteorological instruments from solar radiation and precipitation.

rain gauge recorder click to hear

Instrument that measures rainfall using small calibrated containers that tip when filled with water, producing an electrical impulse.

snow gauge click to hear

Instrument that measures the depth of water that originally fell as snow.

direct-reading rain gauge click to hear

Instrument that measures rainfall; it uses a measuring tube connected to a funnel that collects rain.

pyranometer click to hear

Instrument designed to measure overall or indirect solar radiation.

sunshine recorder click to hear

Instrument designed to record daily duration of sunshine.