KEELE WEATHER STATTION Flashcards
what is a weather station
facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate
how does keele weather station work
automated
advantage of automated weather station
cheaper
types of weather stations
synoptic
supplementary stations
rainfall only
automatic stations
weather stations: synoptic
most frequent and most detailed observations providing real-time data.
Mostly now automated, but some carried out by Met
Office observers and readings sent to the Met
Office every hour
weather stations: supplementary stations
readings made once a day at 0900GMT. Most send a month’s worth of data to the Met Office.
make a significant contribution to assessing the long term climatology of the British Isles. They are all
volunteer stations and fall into three broad
categories
weather stations: rainfall only
Observations made approx. 4,500 stations throughout UK
vital for water authorities, drainage departments, engineers, farmers etc.
essential to have rain gauges situated across the whole of the UK to properly study the rainfall distribution
weather stations: automatic stations
Often located in difficult terrain and are useful for times when an observer is not available. Use solar power and mobile phone technology
quality control by met office
- Siting of weather station
- Regular inspections
- Regular Engineer visits
- Training of observers
use of weather data by met office
-Provide information on the present state
of the weather.
-Input to supercomputer forecasting
models for local/global weather forecasts
-Weather related issues e.g. aviation
safety
-Climatological analysis e.g. frequency of
extreme events
-Legal Enquiries, where data used in law
court
