Thirteen Campbell Scientific weather stations collected data in the Grand Canyon area in early 1990 as part of a visibility research study. The weather stations measured temperature, RH, and wind speed and direction. Some of the stations also measured solar radiation and precipitation. Data was collected and transferred to the main computer using storage modules. During the course of the study, the weather stations were subject to weather extremes including freezing temperatures, gale-force winds, snow, and ice. All data from the weather stations were successfully collected with the exception of two of the wind sensors, which failed due to lightning strikes.

Zusammenfassung Projekt

Anwendung

Monitoring air quality in national parks

Standort

Arizona, USA

Autoren

Don Schukraft, Weather Network, Inc.

Beteiligte Organisationen

National Park Service

Gemessene Parameter

Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, precipitation

Links

Western Weather Group (integrator that installed the system)