meteorological station

The installations and instruments required to conduct meteorological observations on the ground.

wind vane

Instrument that indicates wind direction using a vane that rotates around a vertical axis.

anemometer

Instrument that measures wind speed using cups that rotate around a mobile shaft at varying speeds.

instrument shelter

Ventilated shelter designed to protect meteorological instruments from solar radiation and precipitation.

rain gauge recorder

Instrument that measures rainfall using small calibrated containers that tip when filled with water, producing an electrical impulse.

snow gauge

Instrument that measures the depth of water that originally fell as snow.

direct-reading rain gauge

Instrument that measures rainfall; it uses a measuring tube connected to a funnel that collects rain.

pyranometer

Instrument designed to measure overall or indirect solar radiation.

sunshine recorder

Instrument designed to record daily duration of sunshine.