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    Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation: (CIMO guide). 2014 edition, updated in 2017.[SUPERSEDED]

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    2017
    Corporate Author
    World Meteorological Organization
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    Published
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    1166pp.
    
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    The first edition of the Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMONo. 8) was published in 1954 and consisted of twelve chapters. Since then, standardization has remained a key concern of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO) activities. The Commission continuously reviews the contents of the Guide and ensures that its regular update incorporates modern guidance material which reflects the rapid development of technologies and their implementation in the field of meteorological instruments and methods of observation. This Guide is a key resource that provides a description of most instruments, systems and techniques in regular use, from the simplest to the most complex and sophisticated, but does not attempt to deal with methods and instruments used only for research. The purpose of the Guide is to provide best practices, procedures and the basic capabilities of instruments and systems for assisting National Meteorological a.....
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    https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=12407#.Xd50XpNKjIU
    Publisher
    World Meteorological Organization
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Series;Nr
    WMO No. 8;
    Document Language
    en
    Best Practice Type
    Guide
    Citation
    World Meteorological Organization (2017) Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation. 2014 Edition, updated in 2017. Geneva, Switzerland, World Meteorological Organization, 1177pp. (WMO No. 8). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-432
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11329/886
    http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-432
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