1. Atmospheric Sciences 490 Observing Systems

2. ASOS: Automated Surface Observing System: Backbone Observing System in the U.S.

3. Hydrothermograph

4. Precipitation Gauges

5. Laser Weather
Identifier

6. Anemometer
Wind Vane
Laser Ceilometer

7. The ASOS Freezing Rain Sensor
uses an ultrasonically vibrating probe to detect the presence of icing conditions. The vibrating frequency of the probe decreases with the accumulation of ice.

8. Lightning Sensor
Visibility Sensor

9. Full ASOS system in Arizona

10. Other Surface Networks
Bureau of Land Management
RAWS
Agrimet
PAWS
Department of Ecology
Puget Sound Clean Air
BC Hydro
BC Olympics
Weather Underground

11. Marine Reports

12. Ocean and Lake
Weather Buoys
Anchored

13. Drifting Buoys
Pressure
Wind

14. Coastal Marine (CMAN) Reports from the Coast Guard

15. Northwest Buoy and CMAN Locations

16. Ship Reports: Marine VOS Program
Volunteers Observers--generally 6-hourly reports
Highly variable quality and frequency

17. Upper Air Data

18. Early Upper Air Information
Mountain weather stations
Weather kites

19. Early Upper Air Information
Early 20th century: manned aircraft
1920s-1930s: the development of balloon-carried instruments…the radiosonde.

20. Radiosonde

21. Radiosonde Video

22. Profiler

23. Seattle Profiler/RASS

24. ACARS: Aircraft Observations
Generally on wide-body aircraft
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System