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Selection and integration of off-the-shelf
components by RITSS and HTSI
The
SLR2000 meterological station consists of the following instruments:
- Wind Monitor
- Belfort 200 (Cost: $800)
- Wind speed -Range: 0 to 135 mph; Accuracy: + 0.6
mph
- Wind Direction: Range: 0 to 360o; Accuracy: +3o
- Pressure/Temperature/Humidity Monitor
- Paroscientific MET3-1477-001 (Cost: $3,995)
- Pressure:Range: 800 to 1100 mbar; Accuracy: ~0.1
mbar; stability<0.1 mbar/yr
- Temperature: Range: -40 to 70 oC;Accuracy<0.5
oC; Stability <0.1 oC/yr;
- Relative Humidity: Range: 0 to 100%; accuracy:+2%;
stability: <1%/yr
- Precipitation/Visibility Sensor
- Vaisala FD12P (Cost: $ 17,895)
- Measures visibility from 10 m to 50 Km
- Measures type, intensity, and accumulation of precipitation
- All-Sky Cloud Sensor
- Inframetric ThermasnapTM Thermal Infrared Camera
(8 -12 microns) senses ~ 25oF temperature difference
between clouds and clear sky via electroformed convex
mirror (Cost : $20,000)
- Total Subsystem Hardware Cost: $42,690
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