List of weather instruments

This is a list of devices used for recording and give output readings of various aspects of the weather.

Typical instruments
Weather stations typically have these following instruments:
 * Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature
 * Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure
 * Hygrometer for measuring humidity
 * Anemometer for measuring wind speed
 * Pyranometer for measuring solar radiation
 * Rain gauge for measuring liquid precipitation over a set period of time
 * Wind sock for measuring general wind speed and wind direction
 * Wind vane (also called a weather vane or a weathercock) for showing the wind direction
 * Present Weather/Precipitation Identification Sensor for identifying falling precipitation
 * Disdrometer for measuring drop size distribution
 * Transmissometer for measuring visibility
 * Ceilometer for measuring cloud ceiling

Observation systems

 * Argo
 * Global Atmosphere Watch
 * Automatic weather station
 * Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS)
 * Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)
 * NEXRAD radar
 * Global Sea Level Observing System
 * SST buoys
 * Hurricane Hunters
 * Dropsonde
 * SNOTEL
 * Weather balloon
 * Weather vane
 * Windsock
 * Thermometer
 * Anemometer
 * Hygrometer
 * Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System

Obsolete observation systems

 * WSR-57
 * WSR-74

Orbital instrumentation

 * AIRS
 * AMSU-A
 * ASTER
 * Aqua
 * Aura
 * AVHRR
 * CALIPSO
 * CloudSat
 * CERES
 * DMC
 * Envisat
 * EROS
 * GOES
 * GOMOS
 * GRACE
 * Hydros
 * ICESat
 * IKONOS
 * Jason-1
 * Landsat
 * MERIS
 * MetOp
 * Meteor
 * Meteosat
 * MLS
 * MIPAS
 * MISR
 * MODIS
 * MOPITT
 * MTSAT
 * NMP
 * NOAA-N'
 * NPOESS
 * OMI
 * OCO
 * PARASOL
 * QuickBird
 * QuikSCAT
 * RADARSAT-1
 * SCIAMACHY
 * SeaWiFS
 * SORCE
 * SPOT
 * TES
 * Terra
 * TRMM

Obsolete orbital instrumentation

 * ERS
 * Nimbus program
 * Project Vanguard
 * Seasat
 * TOPEX/Poseidon
 * TIROS