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    The present weather sensor (PWS) is a component of an automatic weather station that detects the presence of hydrometeors and determines their type (rain...
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    Airport weather stations are automated sensor suites which are designed to serve aviation and meteorological operations, weather forecasting and climatology...
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    consist of a weather-proof enclosure containing the data logger, rechargeable battery, telemetry (optional) and the meteorological sensors with an attached...
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    at certain automated airport weather stations, additional instruments may be employed, including: Present weather sensor for identifying falling precipitation...
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  • Microsoft Personal Web Server, software for Windows operating systems Present weather sensor, a device that detects and measures precipitation Pressure wave...
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  • automatic observations outside these times. Many stations feature "present weather" sensors, CCTV, etc. There is also a network of 'upper air' stations, using...
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    weather analysis Tempest prognosticator Units of pressure Pressure sensor Weather forecasting Zambretti Forecaster Heidorn, Keith C. (1 January 2002)...
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  • vane (also called a weather vane or a weathercock) for showing the wind direction Present Weather/Precipitation Identification Sensor for identifying falling...
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  • Gas detector (redirect from Gas sensor)
    Common sensors include combustible gas sensors, photoionization detectors, infrared point sensors, ultrasonic sensors, electrochemical gas sensors, and...
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    Soil moisture sensors measure the volumetric water content in soil. Since the direct gravimetric measurement of free soil moisture requires removing,...
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    Anemometer (redirect from Wind sensor)
    that measures wind speed and direction. It is a common instrument used in weather stations. The earliest known description of an anemometer was by Italian...
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  • dielectric constant different from air. Many types of sensors use capacitive sensing, including sensors to detect and measure proximity, pressure, position...
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    military weather forecasters present weather conditions to the war fighter community. Military weather forecasters provide pre-flight and in-flight weather briefs...
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    Hygrometer (redirect from Moisture sensor)
    hygrometers. Automated airport weather station Dewcell Humidistat Moisture analysis Friar of the weather Soil moisture sensor This is different from measuring...
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    of the Earth's magnetic field due to space weather, a whole disk EUV sensor since 2004, and particle sensors (EPS/HEPAD) which measure ions and electrons...
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    The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous...
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    Atlantic basin hurricanes. It was modified to equip weather sensors including Ku-band radar, lightning sensors and dropsondes. It successfully flew into Hurricane...
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  • displayed weather conditions, forecasts and announcements via a set of weather sensors locally installed at the cable headend. The Weather Star I was...
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    army headquarters. In 1874, French engineers built a system of weather and snow-depth sensors on Mont Blanc that transmitted real-time information to Paris...
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  • Instrumentation (category Sensors)
    1663 Christopher Wren presented the Royal Society with a design for a "weather clock". A drawing shows meteorological sensors moving pens over paper...
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    Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission employ microwave sensors to form precipitation estimates. Additional sensor channels and products have been demonstrated to...
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    Numerical weather prediction (NWP) uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Though...
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    Cloud seeding (category Weather modification)
    Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation, mitigate hail or disperse fog. The usual objective...
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    Special Reconnaissance (SR), formerly Special Operations Weather Technician or Team (SOWT), is conducted by trained Air Force personnel assigned to Special...
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  • acoustic sensors can track fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs as well as traditional ground threats. ACTD added Remote Miniature Weather Station...
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    with Italy's FIAR (now Leonardo) and Spain's Eurotronica for the infrared sensor of the Eurofighters, based on the Air Defence Alerting Device (ADAD), and...
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    Wildfire (category Weather lore)
    monitored using a local sensor network. Detection systems may include wireless sensor networks that act as automated weather systems: detecting temperature...
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  • Cloud seeding in the United Arab Emirates (category Weather modification)
    Cloud seeding in the United Arab Emirates is a weather modification technique used by the government to address water challenges in the country. Cloud...
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    image sensor's highest 16:9 aspect ratio crop. The front camera's video resolution has increased from 480p to 720p. No megapixel label is present like...
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    about location either with a built-in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors. Increasingly, but not entirely, they are based on a...
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