Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 3: Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations

This Handbook prescribes federal standards for taking rawinsonde
and pibal observations; for processing the observations; and for encoding, telecommunicating, and archiving the data. Also provided are
procedures for quality control throughout the various phases of
data acquisition, processing, and dissemination. All methodology
contained in this Handbook is consistent with that stipulated by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO).