Weather monitoring system configuration for Madonna University from Columbia Weather Systems ~ manufacturing professional weather stations for meteorological research and environmental monitoring for industries and public agencies.
1. Capricorn 2000EX™ Weather Station Madonna University Columbia Weather Systems, Inc. www.ColumbiaWeather.com
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5. Sensors: BP in Control Module Barometric Pressure - a silicon shear stress strain gauge, integrates on-chip, bipolar op amp circuitry and thin film resistor networks to provide a high level analog output signal and true temperature compensation Control Module - houses BP and acquires data from all sensors
6. Sensors: Solar Radiation Measures the shortwave radiation reaching the Earth's surface, measured in Watts m -2 .
7. Sensors: Rainfall Tipping bucket electric rain gauge - collector funnel with a knife edge diverts rainwater to a tipping bucket mechanism. For each tip, a magnet causes an electronic pulse that is recorded. Spent water drains out of the bottom of the housing