Instrument: Automated Weather Station

Instrument Short Name: AWS
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/102/)
Instrument Description:

Land-based AWS systems are designed to record meteorological information.

PI supplied instrument name: Standard Rain Gauge
Dataset-specific description

A Standard Rain Gauge (NOAA, National Weather Service) was mounted on a roof 1.5 m above the ground.