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Appendix A

APPENDIX A

DRAFT CONTENT OF THE MANUAL ON AUTOMATIC METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS AT AERODROMES

Introduction

Definitions and explanation of terms

Automatic observations of

surface wind

visibility

RVR

present weather

clouds

air temperature and dew-point temperature

atmospheric pressure

supplementary information

Integrated automated observing systems

Maintenance and back-up procedures

Use of remote sensing as part of automatic observing systems

Reporting practices

Influence of topography and climatological conditions

Quality assurance of automatic meteorological observations at aerodromes

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