Visibility measurement
Guide No. 8 links to methods for observing meteorological variables, including visibility in Volume I, Chapter 9.
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Primary sources for atmospheric observations, optical definitions, physical constants, calibration and analysis.
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Measurement uncertainty and calibration
Handbook guidance on calibration, repeatability, reproducibility, measurement stability and uncertainty analysis.
Open primary resource ↗Analysis of paired observations
Explains paired comparisons, differences within pairs and the paired-sample t statistic.
Open primary resource ↗Fundamental physical constants
Searchable recommended values of fundamental physical constants, with uncertainties and related reference material.
Open primary resource ↗Global surface observations
Hourly and synoptic station observations, including visibility, temperature, dew point, wind and cloud observations where reported.
Open primary resource ↗Atmospheric Radiation Measurement data
Search atmospheric observations and derived data products by measurement, site or campaign, with product documentation and data-quality information.
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Open primary resource ↗ACTRIS Cloudnet data and documentation
Cloud remote-sensing observations, processing documentation and an API for finding data and metadata.
Open primary resource ↗Mie scattering model documentation
Python documentation and examples for calculating extinction, scattering and absorption by spherical particles.
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