Automated weather station

Automated Weather Station - An unmanned station with various sensors that measure weather elements such as temperature/wind/pressure and transmit these readings for use by meteorologists.
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The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) system is run by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and monitored by the National Interagency Fire Center, mainly to observe potential wildfire conditions.

RAWSRemote Automated Weather StationsRayleigh ScatteringChanges in directions of electromagnetic energy by particles whose diameters are 1/16 wavelength or less. This type of scattering is responsible for the sky being blue.

RAWS Remote Automated Weather Station. A network of weather stations positioned throughout the U.S. that collect, store, and forward data hourly via satellite to a computer system located at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

See also: Forecast, Precipitation, Satellite, Weather, Radar