Surface Meteorological Instruments And Measurement Practices

More than ten thousand ‘surface’ weather observing stations are currently being operated and maintained by countries all over the world. These make use of a very large number and variety of instruments to measure and record various atmospheric parameters everyday. The network provides vital data required by meteorological services the world over for their day-to-day weather forecast and to support other national programmes on agriculture, aviation, hydrology, etc. The installation, operation and maintenance of such a network require considerable skilled and qualified manpower.
The meteorological services thus employ a very large number of qualified and trained instrument technicians and specialists for satisfactory operation and maintenance of the network round-the-clock. They have set up their own centres for training their personnel for the work. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has also established regional training centres in several countries to supplement local efforts in this regard.
Several universities/colleges and institutes of Environmental Sciences now provide courses in Meteorology/ Atmospheric Sciences to develop manpower resources needed in this field of activity.
The book provides a comprehensive single source of information in respect of a large variety of surface instruments used in different countries all over the world. The text is basically user-oriented and has been written keeping in view a wide spectrum of user groups—the observational personnel, the instrument technicians and specialists and the students and teachers of the subject.