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Whether you seek a home weather station, professional weather station or scientific weather station, every Columbia digital weather station provides the ultimate system for enthusiasts, industrial and saftey professionals, sceintists, researchers and educators. This Professional, Scientific Weather Station features:
- Weather Protected Multi-Sensor Design
- All-in-One Measurement of Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Barometric Pressure
- Integrated Sonic Wind Sensor
- Automatic Self-Alignment Using Internal Flux-Gate Compass
- Rugged, Reliable, Quick Deploy/Install
- Low power consumption - ideal for battery or solar-powered installations
- All Metal Construction
- No Mechanical Components
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WeatherMasterSoftware:
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Graphical weather monitoring software for Windows operating environment; displays, reports, and records current weather conditions. Readings datalogged in Access® database for future analysis and inclusion with other Windows-based programs. Internet capable, alarm notification program, and multi-station viewing features. Also includes Cameo/Aloha Interface and North-orientation offset programs.
URGENT NOTE: This package is for a station that will be constantly connected to a PC so that streaming and/or packeted data can be sent, retrieved and stored. If you do not plan to dedicate a PC that is ALWAYS ON 24/7, you will need the datalogger/MicroServer, Model #9590.00 sold separately.
To create a remote location monitoring system, you'll need to add a system enclosure for the datalogger/MicroServer, Model #88163 sold separately. If you do not have AC power at your remote location, you'll need to add a solar power kit. Options for solar power are presented above in the additional accessory pull-down menus.
Wind Measurement
NO HEATER NEEDED IN SNOW OR ICE CONDITIONS & NO BIRD SPIKE KIT NEEDED!
A unique folded-path, low power sonic anemometer operates on the principle that the speed of the wind affects the time it takes for sound to travel from one point to a second point. If the sound is traveling in the direction of the wind, then the transit time is decreased. If the sound is traveling in a direction opposite the wind, then the transit time is increased.
The wind sensor has no moving parts, which makes it maintenance free. The measurement range for wind speed is from 0 to 112 mph (0 to 50 m/s) and for wind direction from 0 to 360°.
Barometric Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Module
Barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity sensors are housed in a powder-coated metal radiation shield.
Barometric pressure is measured with a stable transducer using nano-technology, yielding a linear and repeatable sensor with low hysteresis. The piezoresistive pressure sensor module is mounted on a small electronic circuit board.
A microcontroller controls the operation of the sensor and the data interface. The microcontroller polls the pressure sensor module once per second for the barometric and ambient temperature. The raw readings are temperature corrected by the microcontroller.
Temperature measurement uses a precision triple-element thermistor. This provides highly accurate and stable readings.
Humidity is measured with a capacitive polymer sensor. This construction provides excellent resistance to wetting, dust, dirt, oils, and common environmental chemicals.
Fluxgate Compass
The internal compass module is low power and compact. It employs a pair of magneto-inductive sensors which change inductance with varying magnetic field strengths, to sense the Earth's magnetic field.
The microprocessor measures the output of the internal compass and then corrects wind direction data for the orientation of the sensor. The output of the wind direction is relative to Magnetic North. A user-programmable value of Magnetic Declination may be entered through terminal mode to enable output relative to True North rather than Magnetic North.
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