Weather Instruments are basically tools that measure the state of the atmosphere at a given time. Some of the earliest instruments were made very simply but more scientifically accurate instruments weren’t made until the 1800’s. For example, weather vanes were simply used to sense the direction of the wind. In the 1800’s scientist were more curious about what goes on in the upper earth so they started making detailed instruments.
Thermometer
A thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature. Most thermometers are closed glass tubes containing liquids such as alcohol or mercury. When air around the tube heats the liquid, the liquid expands and moves up the tube. A scale then shows what the actual temperature is. Some of the first thermometers …show more content…
Obviously, the rain gauge just catches the falling rain in the funnel. Record the amount of rain in millimeters or inches. Second, is the Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge. The process of a tipping bucket rain gauge is quite different from the standard gauge. The recieving funnel leads to one of the two small buckets. After filling one bucket, the water goes into the second bucket. The process then repeats itself again and again. This rain gauge is used quite often because it allows a very precise amount of rain to go through the buckets. Finally, there is the Weighing Rain Gauge. This type of Rain Gauge is usually used for climatology. With the process of wind, it helps allow more rain to enter the rain gauge. To record the amount of rain fall, pour the water out into a cup and measure the rain in millimeters or …show more content…
One of the first people to make weather balloons was a French meteorologist named Léon Teisserenc de Bort, beginning in 1896, he started conducting weather balloon lab experiments which further led him to the discovery of the tropopause and the stratosphere.
Weather Satellites
Weather satellites are type of satellite used for detecting the weather of Earth. Each of them carry things called radiometers, they are not camera’s but they scan the Earth to form images. They each have antennas to monitor the weathering systems. One of the orbits that it goes around the Earth are called Geostationary, they go around the Earth at a very high altitude and they orbit at the same speed as the Earth. The second orbit is called the sun-synchronous which orbits around the north pole and the south pole every 100 minutes.
Thermometer
A thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature. Most thermometers are closed glass tubes containing liquids such as alcohol or mercury. When air around the tube heats the liquid, the liquid expands and moves up the tube. A scale then shows what the actual temperature is. Some of the first thermometers …show more content…
Obviously, the rain gauge just catches the falling rain in the funnel. Record the amount of rain in millimeters or inches. Second, is the Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge. The process of a tipping bucket rain gauge is quite different from the standard gauge. The recieving funnel leads to one of the two small buckets. After filling one bucket, the water goes into the second bucket. The process then repeats itself again and again. This rain gauge is used quite often because it allows a very precise amount of rain to go through the buckets. Finally, there is the Weighing Rain Gauge. This type of Rain Gauge is usually used for climatology. With the process of wind, it helps allow more rain to enter the rain gauge. To record the amount of rain fall, pour the water out into a cup and measure the rain in millimeters or …show more content…
One of the first people to make weather balloons was a French meteorologist named Léon Teisserenc de Bort, beginning in 1896, he started conducting weather balloon lab experiments which further led him to the discovery of the tropopause and the stratosphere.
Weather Satellites
Weather satellites are type of satellite used for detecting the weather of Earth. Each of them carry things called radiometers, they are not camera’s but they scan the Earth to form images. They each have antennas to monitor the weathering systems. One of the orbits that it goes around the Earth are called Geostationary, they go around the Earth at a very high altitude and they orbit at the same speed as the Earth. The second orbit is called the sun-synchronous which orbits around the north pole and the south pole every 100 minutes.