Knowledge-sharing Portal
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Contents
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| 1. Siting and Exposure |
| 2. Guidance and Training Material |
| 3. Quality Assurance and Quality Control |
| 4. Instrument Tests, Evaluations and Comparisons |
| 5. Methods of observation and Applications |
| 6. Safety Procedures |
| 7. Selected Conference Proceedings |
| 8. Other Relevant Links |
1. Siting and Exposure |
| Quality Assessment using METEO-Cert: The MeteoSwiss Classification Procedure for Automatic Weather Stations (2017) |
| Temperature siting classification in Nordic Countries (M. Wolff et al., Norwegian Meteorological Institute, No. 17/2016) |
| WMO Siting Classification for Surface Observing Stations on Land |
| Siting and Maintenance of Weather Stations (The University of Arizona, 2010) |
| Initial Guidance to Obtain Representative Meteorological Observations at Urban Sites (WMO/TD-No. 1250, IOM Report NO. 84, 2006) |
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| Siting Standards for Meteorological Observing Sites (Meteorological Service of Canada, 2001) |
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2. Guidance and Training Material |
| Automatic Weather Station Operation Training Materials (CoWIN, HKO, 2014) |
AWS |
| ASOS and Human Observation Comparisons (NOAA/NWSTC) |
| Training Material on Automated Weather Observing Systems (WMO/IOM Report No. 87, WMO/TD-No. 1307, 2006) |
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| NPL guides on measurement understanding and technical abilities (NPL, UK) |
Measurements/ Observations |
| Metrology within Meteorology - WMO Training Workshop on Metrology in RA V (ppt, Melbourne, Australia, 2011) |
| Training Material on Metrology and Calibration (WMO/IOM Report No. 86, WMO/TD-No. 1306, 2006) English; French |
| Measurement Theory (ppt) |
| Surface Weather Observations and Reports (Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, 2005) |
| Met Monitoring Guide (The Meteorological Resource Center - WebMet.com, 2002) |
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Temperature |
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Pressure |
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Humidity |
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Precipitation |
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Solar radiation |
| Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) - Operations Manual (WCRP-121, WMO/TD-No. 1274, 2005) |
| Maintenance keeps radars running (Bulletin of AMS, E. Saltikoff et al., 2017) |
Radars |
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| Information Flyer on Traceability (WMO, 2015) |
Traceability/
Calibration/
Uncertainty/
Accreditation |
| Traceability and Uncertainty (poster) (NPL, 2015) |
| ILAC Policy on Traceability of Measurement Results (ILAC P10:01/2013) |
| ILAC Policy for Uncertainty in Calibration (ILAC P14:01/2013) |
| Securing testing, measurement or calibration services - The difference between accreditation and certification (ILAC B5:06/2013) |
| Uncertainty Analysis - WMO Training Workshop on Metrology in RA V (ppt, Melbourne, Australia, 2011) |
| Guidelines for the determination of calibration intervals of measuring instruments (ILAC G24:2007 - under revision) |
| Guidance for Documenting and Implementing ISO/IEC 17025:2005 & Laboratory Guidance (Laboratory Accrediation Bureau, 2006) |
| Introducing the Concept of Uncertainty of Measurement in Testing in Association with the Application of the Standard ISO/IEC 17025 (ILAC G17:2002 - under revision) |
| Uncertainty of Measurements Results (NIST, 2000) |
| Interlaboratory Comparison in the field of Wind Speed (TSMS, 2018) |
Interlaboratory Comparisons |
| Interlaboratory Comparison in the field of Temperature, Humidity and Pressure in the WMO Regional Association VI (MM-ILC-2015-THP, 2018) |
| SI Brochure: The International System of Units (SI) |
SI |
| International Vocabulary of Metrology - Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM), (JCGM 200:2012) |
VIM |
| VIM - WMO Training Workshop on Metrology in RA V (ppt, Melbourne, Australia, 2011) |
| Evaluation of measurement data - Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM), (JCGM 100:2008) |
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Data |
| Training Materials, Resources (NOAA/NWS, Cooperative Observer Program, 2013) |
Miscellaneous |
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3. Quality Assurance and Quality Control |
| MADIS Quality Control (NOAA/NWC, 2014) |
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| The Value of Weather Station Metadata (13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, J.E. Martinez et al., Oklahoma Climatological Survey, 2005) |
| Quality Control and Monitoring System (NOAA, 2005) |
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| Quality Control Tools for Meteorological Data in the MeteoSwiss Data Warehouse System (ICAM/MAP, M. Musa et al., 2003) |
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4. Instrument Tests, Evaluations and Comparisons |
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Automatic Weather Stations |
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Temperature |
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Humidity |
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Wind |
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Pressure |
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WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (2018)
(see also the list of SPICE publications) |
Precipitation |
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| Drift Test of a Hydrological Services TB3A TBRG (Instrument Test Report No. 644, D. Anderson, BoM, pdf, 1996) |
| NREL Pyrheliometer Comparison - NPC-2013 (16-27 September, 2013) |
Radiation |
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Evaporation |
| NubiScope - Laboratory tests and field evaluation (W. Wauben et. al., KNMI, TR-334, 2012) |
Clouds |
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Severe weather |
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Hydrological measurement |
| An assessment of different radiosonde types 2015/2016 (B. Ingleby, TM-807, ECMWF, 2017) |
Upper-air Measurement |
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The Threat to Weather Radars by Wireless Technology (Bulletin of AMS, 97(8), E. Saltikoff et al., FMI, 2016) |
Radars |
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5. Methods of Observation and Applications |
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6. Safety Procedures |
| UNEP Minamata Convention on Mercury |
| Information Flyer on Mercury-based Instruments Ban (WMO, 2015) |
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7. Selected Conference Proceedings |
| TECO-2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 8-11 October 2018) - Proceedings |
CIMO-TECO |
| TECO-2016 (Madrid, Spain, 27-30 September 2016) - Proceedings; Presentations and recordings |
| TECO-2014 (Sankt Petersburg, Russian Federation, 7-9 July 2014) |
| TECO-2012 (Brussels, Belgium, 16-18 October 2012) - Presentations |
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| TECO-2008 (Sankt Petersburg, Russian Federation, 27-29 November 2008) - Presentations |
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| TECO-2002 (Bratislava, Slovakia, 23-25 September 2002) |
| TECO-2000 (Beijing, China, 23-27 October 2000) |
| WMO International Conference on Automatic Weather Stations (Offenbach am Main, Germany, 24-26 October 2017) - Poceedings; Presentations and recordings |
ICEAWS |
| 4th International Conference on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations (Lisbon, Portugal, 24-26 May 2006) |
| 3rd International Conference on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations (Torremolinos, Spain, 19-21 February 2003) - Opening, Theme 1, Theme 2, Theme 3, Theme 4 |
| 2nd International Conference on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations on Operational Use witin National Weather Services (Vienna, Austria, 27-29 September 1999) |
| International Workshop on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations on Operational Use witin National Weather Services (Vienna Austria, 15-17 May 1995) |
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AMS |
| 8th European Conference on Radar in Metorology and Hydrology (Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1-5 September 2014) |
ERAD |
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8. Other Relevant Links |
| The WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) |
WIGOS |
| The Global Observing System (GOS) |
GOS |
| The World Weather Watch Programme (WWW) |
WWW |
| Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR) |
OSCAR |
| WMO Quality Management Framework (QMF) |
QMF |
| The Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry (HMEI) |
HMEI |
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BIPM |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
ICAO |
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ILAC |
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ISO |
| The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) |
OIML |
| International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
IEC |
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