OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Lufft internal – employees introduce themselves: from idea to everyday use

Today's Lufft internal Blog contribution gives you a little insight into our field of development in which e.g. Martin Kiepfer is a part of the team in important product-related projects....
MeteorologyMeteorology

10 Things to Know about Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP)

ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) is a popular water quality parameter that is normally measured as the voltage between a platinum measuring electrode and a reference electrode. Though ORP is classically...
Hydrology

Lufft weather pillar awarded for noble Fischer design

For a while now the company Fischer has been producing our classic mechanical measurement instruments already. Last year, we outsourced the whole production and sale process to Fischer, in order...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Water Flow and Discharge Measurement with the OTT MF pro

The OTT MF pro water velocity meter is a popular choice for water flow and discharge measurement in rivers, streams, and open channels. Today we'll take an in-depth look at...
Hydrology

Certification of road weather sensors with DIN EN-15518 – a clarification

The European Norm DIN EN 15518-3:2011 is a guideline for stationary sensors for road condition as well as weather information systems and describes the related requirements. This blog post shall...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Real-time Groundwater Monitoring Around Natural Gas Drill Sites in Colorado

The Center for Energy Water Sustainability (CEWS) at Colorado State University, in partnership with Noble Energy, has developed a real-time groundwater monitoring system in the Denver-Julesburg basin of Colorado called...
Hydrology

Lufft ceilometers and the determination of official standards

Within the last few weeks, two big tenders were won by Lufft - one from the “KNMI” (Dutch Royal Weather Service), and the other one from the biggest German Weather...
Meteorology

Minimizing Calibration Uncertainty with Water Quality Sondes

Calibrating a water quality sensor is a necessary step in creating measurement results that meet the highest standards of accuracy. Water quality instruments that allow user calibration are common. Because...
Hydrology

Lufft VENTUS Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Proven for Offshore Operation

Actual events show that the ultrasonic wind sensor VENTUS from Lufft is on the road to success. Our colleague from Lufft USA Ann Pattison summed up all recent success stories...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Using Copper for Anti-Fouling on Water Quality Sondes

Background Copper is widely recognized as an effective inhibitor to biological growth and it has been used successfully in many applications where biological activity impedes the desired result. One example...
Hydrology