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RIC at Nairobi, Kenya (Region I)

(Information on this webpage is based on the latest report from the RIC.
Please refer to the RIC's website for the latest information.)

General Information

Address: Kenya Meteorological Department, P.O. Box 30259, Ngong Road, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya

Website: http://www.meteo.go.ke/

Contact person: Richard MUCHIRA

Email: director@meteo.go.ke; er_gitari@yahoo.com, jtnjoroge@gmail.com

Tel: +254 20 386 78 80; + 254 72 272 22 85 405, +254 72 299 19 01

Fax: +254 20 387 69 55

Calibration capabilities: Temperature, Relative Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure, Precipitation, Solar Radiation

Specific Information on instrument calibration capabilities

Temperature

Instrument Undergoing Calibration	Calibration Range	Reference standard, Equipment	Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*	Traceability of Reference equipment
Instrument Undergoing Calibration	Calibration Range	Reference standard, Equipment	Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*	Last standard calibration date	Calibration body
Thermohygrograph	0 to 40 °C	Climate Test Chamber Typoe 3523/17
Liquid in Glass Thermometers	-10 to 51 °C	Stirred Liquid Oil Bath
PT 100	0 to 100 °C	F252/F252 Precision Thermometer

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation):

Link to the accreditation certificate:

Accreditation body:

Relative Humidity

Instrument Undergoing Calibration	Calibration Range	Reference standard, Equipment	Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*	Traceability of Reference equipment
Instrument Undergoing Calibration	Calibration Range	Reference standard, Equipment	Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*	Last standard calibration date	Calibration body
Thermohygrograph	10 to 95 %	Capacitive Humidity Sensor in Climate Chamber
AT/RH probe	5 to 95 %	Hygrogen

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation):

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Atmospheric Pressure

Instrument Undergoing Calibration	Calibration Range	Reference standard, Equipment	Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*	Traceability of Reference equipment
				Last standard calibration date	Calibration body
Precision/Aneroid Digital Barometer	500 to 1000 hPa	Vaisala PTB Barometer Pressure Chamber

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation):

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Precipitation

Instrument Undergoing Calibration

Calibration Range

Reference standard, Equipment

Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*

Traceability of Reference equipment

Last standard calibration date

Calibration body

Tipping Bucket

100/0.1/10 mm

50/0.2/10 mm

Precipitation Sensor Calibrator

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation):

Link to the accreditation certificate:

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Solar Radiation

Instrument Undergoing Calibration

Calibration Range

Reference standard, Equipment

Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*

Traceability of Reference equipment

Last standard calibration date

Calibration body

Pyranometer

50 to 120 W/m2, when fully cloudy;

120 - 500 W/m2, when cloudy;

500 to 1000 W/m2, when clear and sunny

Two reference pyranometers for calibration of global radiation

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation):

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* A CMC (calibration and measurement capability) is the smallest uncertainty (k=2) of measurement that can be expected to be achieved by the RIC during a calibration under normal conditions. This CMC is evaluated by the RIC itself and described in the scope of accreditation of the RIC, if available.

Further Information

Report of the RIC (March 2019)

Report of the RIC (March 2018)

Report of the RIC (May 2017)

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