GB/T 37467-2019Terminology for meteorological instrument (English PDF)

2.1 Weather phenomenon

Physical phenomena that occur in the atmosphere and on the ground.

Note 1. The atmosphere, the layer of air surrounding the earth, also known as the "atmosphere" and "atmosphere."

Note 2. Weather phenomena include precipitation, ground condensation, visual obstacles, lightning and other phenomena.

2.2 Meteorological element

Characterizes the basic physical quantities, basic weather phenomena, and atmospheric composition of atmospheric conditions.

Note. Meteorological elements can be called meteorological variables, such as when observing meteorological elements such as temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, current weather, past weather, ground conditions, and atmospheric composition.

It is often said to measure meteorological variables such as temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, current weather, past weather, ground conditions, and atmospheric composition.

2.3 Meteorological observation

Measurement and determination of meteorological elements with instrument and eyesight.

Note 1. Meteorological observations are divided into manual observation and automatic observation. Manual observation is divided into manual visual inspection and artificial measurement. Manual visual inspection refers to meteorological observers

Observing weather phenomena by means of vision and hearing; artificial instrumentation means that meteorological observers use instruments to measure physical quantities; automatic observations refer to gas

The elements are measured using automated instruments, such as the use of automatic weather stations.

Note 2. Meteorological observations are also called meteorological measurements. Characterizing the physical quantity and quantity; for non-physical quantities, such as weather, atmospheric composition, qualitative description, common symbols or numbers

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2.4 Ground-based observing ground-based observation

The sensor is located on a meteorological observation on a surface observation platform.

2.5 Air-based observing

The sensor is located in a meteorological observation on an observation platform (such as an airplane, a balloon, etc.) in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface.

2.6 Space-based meteorological observation space-based observation

The sensor is located in an observational platform (such as a space shuttle, a meteorological satellite, etc.) outside the Earth's atmosphere.

2.7 Atmospheric composition

Various gases and particles that make up the atmosphere.