meterological

 

 

MeterologiCAL INSTRUMENTS:

 Meteorological instruments are scientific instruments used in the study of weather. Studying the weather requires the use of equipment that can measure things like wind direction, humidity, atmospheric pressure, solar radiation, rainfall, temperature, wind speed, evaporation rate, and so forth. Other instruments assist people with visible observations, such as studying clouds and storm systems, recording visual data that can be perused or studied later and compared against other visual data from different locations and times.

 

Some instruments used in meteorology are very old, while others are more recent inventions. Like other scientific instruments, meteorological equipment needs to be kept in good condition to take accurate measurements. Because it is exposed to the weather, special care must be taken to keep it clean and properly calibrated. Failure to maintain instruments can result in faulty readings, which would skew or compromise the data being collected. Instrument companies will often take them back for recalibration and repair by arrangement.

 

Meteorologists also launch satellites to make weather observations from space, classically to record the movement of clouds and storm systems. They also use tools like weather balloons and radiosondes to make weather observations in the Earth's atmosphere. These devices include instrument packages that can take an assortment of measurements and either beam them back to a weather station or store them so that they can be access when the device is collected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six’s maximum and minimum thermometer: A Six’s thermometer is used to measure the daily temperatures in order to prepare weather reports. It was invented by the British scientist James Six, in 1780(or 1782 according to some sources).

 

They are now filled with safer liquid like alcohol instead of mercury for measuring temperatures.

 

Uses: Six’s thermometer is used where when one wants to know the maximum or minimum temperature during a day.

It indicates current temperature along with the highest and the lowest temperatures since it was last set.

It is used to record extreme temperatures at a location as in meteorology, horticulture etc.

They can be used to measure air temperatures.

Recording data over a period of time means that changes in the climate could be observed.

They can also be used to measure air temperatures. The temperatures are shown both in Centigrade and Fahrenheit.

Water temperature is an important factor for determining evaporation rates since the energy needed to evaporate warmer water is lesser than that for cooler water. Six’s thermometer is also used to measure this.

Six’s thermometer is also popularly used by gardeners in greenhouses to plan care for plants better.

Bibliography :Image: https://sites.google.com/site/msswcgi/the-inquiry-cycle/step-2-collecting-data/measuring-temperature-maximum-minimum-thermometer

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-use-of-Sixs-maximum-and-minimum-thermometer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six%27s_thermometer#:~:text=Six's%20maximum%20and%20minimum%20thermometer,instance%20in%20meteorology%20and%20horticulture.

https://www.topperlearning.com/answer/what-is-maximum-and-minimum-thermometer-how-it-is-used/losrmndd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mercury Barometer:

USAGE of THE BARAOMETER

In the mercury barometer, atmospheric pressure balances a column of mercury, the height of which can be precisely measured. To increase their accuracy, mercury barometers are often corrected for ambient temperature and the local value of gravity. Common pressure units include pounds per square inch; dynes per square centimetre; newtons per square metre (the SI unit called the pascal); inches, centimetres, or millimetres of mercury; and millibars .

Uses: Measurement of atmospheric pressure

 Determining the altitude of a place

 Weather Forecasting

 Calibration and checking of aneroid barometers

 Application in Fluid Mechanics

 Measurement of pressure in aircrafts

 Surface Weather Analysis

 Preparation of Barographs

 Preparation of aircraft altimeters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aneroid barometer : It is a  nonliquid barometer and is widely used in portable instruments and in aircraft altimeters because of its smaller size and convenience. It contains a flexible-walled evacuated capsule, the wall of which deflects with changes in atmospheric pressure. 

Uses:. It is often used for reading pressure in homes and recreational boats.
Other uses may include barographs in metrology and altimeters in modern aircraft.
It can store a week's worth of data.
For weather forecasts.

For the pressure levels.
For the sensor gauges pressure.
For weather map symbols which provides a graphic representation of weather.

Wind Vane: A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. Weather vanes have been used as early as the first century B.C. in ancient Greece. The earliest weather vane on record was a bronze sculpture built by Andronicus in Athens. 

Uses:  Used for showing the direction of the wind.

It is also used as an architectural ornament on the highest point of a building.

 Used by  farmers and ranchers  to get imformation about the current weather conditions and helping us to predict storms and other rough weather to come

 

 

 

 

Anemometer: An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed. This type of anemometer has a spinning wheel. The stronger the wind blows, the faster the wheel rotates. The anemometer counts the number of rotations, which is used to calculate wind speed. The earliest anemometer was designed by Italian inventor and architect Leon Battista Alberti in 1450. His device consisted of a disk placed perpendicular to the direction of the wind that would spin due to the wind, the angle of inclination of the disk momentarily revealing its force.

1.   Uses: It is used to measure the speed of wind.

2.   It is used to measure the velocity of wind

3.   It is used to measure pressure of wind.

4.   It is used to check the direction of the wind.

5.   It is used to check the rate of flow of wind.

6.   It is used to read the pattern of weather.

 

 

                                                                                                        

Rain Gauge:  rain gauge (also known as udometer, pluvia metior, pluviometer, ombrometer, and hyetometer) is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined area, over a period of time.Measuring rainfall can be is primarily done in three different ways using three different types of rain gauges. The three major types of rain gauges are the standard gauge, tipping bucket gauge and weighing gauge

Uses: It measure the fluid amount in a defined precipitated space over time reference.

2. This principle enables to know the amount of precipitation over an area.

5. Geostorms are well marked through rain gauge.

7. In time, this study will help to prepare for an upcoming disasters.

 

 

 

Hygronometer: The word hygrometer is derived from the Greek hygros meaning wet or moist, whereas hydro- comes from the Greek for water, hydro (as in hydrated and hydrogen). In 1783, Swiss physicist and geologist, Horace Bénédict de Saussure built the first hygrometer using a human hair to measure humidity.

·         Uses: Used in measuring of humidity in air.

·         Used in measuring amount of water vapor in air.

·         Used in measuring of temperature of air.