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Weather Instruments and Measurements

The document discusses various common weather tools and measurements, including thermometers, wind vanes, anemometers, barometers, rain gauges, psychrometers, weather maps, radar, satellites, weather balloons, and personal observations. It provides details on what each tool measures, its units of measurement, and how it is used to gather weather data. The document concludes with an overview of how to read weather maps and station models, including the symbols used to report and depict weather conditions.

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Weather Instruments and Measurements

The document discusses various common weather tools and measurements, including thermometers, wind vanes, anemometers, barometers, rain gauges, psychrometers, weather maps, radar, satellites, weather balloons, and personal observations. It provides details on what each tool measures, its units of measurement, and how it is used to gather weather data. The document concludes with an overview of how to read weather maps and station models, including the symbols used to report and depict weather conditions.

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Weather Tools

&
Measurements

Weather
Administration
Essential Questions
• What are they?
• What do they measure?
• What are their units
• Who observes the weather for us?
Instruments of Weather
Make a list of five of the most
common weather instruments that
you can think of.

T.Y.P.
The Most Common Weather
Tools Are:
• Thermometer
• Wind Vane
• Anemometer
• Barometer
• Rain Gauge
• Psychrometer
• H.V.S.
Thermometer
• A thermometer is a
weather tool used to
measure the
temperature

• It’s unit of
measurements are
degrees Celsius or
degrees Fahrenheit
Wind Vane
• By observing wind
vanes and compasses,
we can know the
direction of the wind.

• Compass rose and/or 0


to 360 degrees
Anemometer
• An anemometer is a
weather tool that
measures wind
speed.

• Km/hr and m/hr


Barometer
• Barometers are
important to
measuring air
pressure.
• millibars (mb) or
inches of mercury.
High – Fair
Low - Foul
Rain Gauge
• A rain gauge is a
weather tool used to
collect rain.
• Rulers measure frozen
forms of precipitations

• Centimeters or inches
Psychrometer
• A psychrometer is
used to measure
humidity or
moisture in the air.

• Percent (%)
moisture held in the
air.
High Volume Sampler
• H.V.S. samples air
quality.

• Accessories can be
added to monitor any
type of pollutants
Other tools are…
• Weather Maps
• Radar
• Doppler Radar
• Satellites / GPS
• Weather Balloons / Radiosonde
• “Personal observations”
• Almanac
• Lightening Detector
• Weather Rope or Weather Rock
Weather Maps
• A weather map
displays various
meteorological features
across a particular area
at a particular point in
time. Such maps are
used for research and
weather forecasting
purposes.
Radar and Doppler
• Weather radar, also
called weather
surveillance radar
(WSR) and Doppler
weather radar, is a
type of radar used
to locate precipitation
calculate its motion,
estimate its type .
Satellites and G.P.S.
• The weather
satellite is a type of
satellite that is
primarily used to
monitor the
weather and
climate of the
Earth.
Weather Balloons and
Radiosonde
• A weather or
sounding balloon is a
balloon which carries
weather instruments
aloft to send back
information by means
of a small, expendable
measuring device
called a radiosonde.
Personal Observations
• Most important
tool in science.
Almanac
• Records and predicts
astronomical events the
rising and setting of the
Sun, lunar phases, tides,
weather, and other
phenomena with respect to
time, climate and seasons.

• Helps with crop planting


and harvest schedules.
Lightening Detector
• Detects
lightening
strikes within
a certain
mileage
perimeter.
Weather Rope / Weather Rock
Personal Observations
Reading a Weather Map and
Station Models.

Essential Questions:

• What are the symbols used in reporting the


weather?

• What is a station model and how is it read?


Station Model
Weather Condition Symbols
Cloud Coverage Symbols
Precipitation Symbols
Cloud Type Symbols
Wind Conditions - Wind Barb
Station Models Game
• http://itg1.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/Ackerm
anKnox/chap1/station-1.html

• http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/station/p
age5.html

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