OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Why rain is not just rain

There is no bad weather, there's only inappropriate clothing. So says the North German, meaning that you can enjoy all kinds of weather, provided you are properly dressed. A drive...
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Weather measurements in vineyards with LUFFT

LUFFT is located in Fellbach, but not everyone knows that Fellbach is located in the Remstal (Valley of the river Rems) one of the best and most beautiful wine regions...
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Importance of ice warning at airports

It was a quiet flight, back in January 2004. The Fokker F70 of the Austrian Airlines was on its way from Vienna to Munich. The passengers, almost without exception business...
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Whenever it gets slippery – road weather for modern traffic systems

Certainly, with temperatures below zero for many days in a row, it is assumed that roads are slippery. If you feel insecure, you might remember the advice of your driving...
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Precision Solar Monitoring – Lufft in the Solar Industry

The sun as a powersource that will strengthen our energy future - around the globe we are continuing to build solar energy projects. “Solar is too expensive” is heard less...
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The Sun – measurer of time, creator of life, source of energy

The sun has always had a unique and essential meaning for mankind. Not only is the sun most important for photosynthesis and therefore for the existence of life on earth...
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Is there a perfect wind sensor to control wind turbines?

Wind turbines are growing up. Environmental conditions for new locations are becoming more and more extreme, colder, and more salt-ridden due to offshore placement. At the same time, the turbines...
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Elixir and climate killer

Two letters and a number – CO2 is a combination that keeps the entire world on its toes. In a figurative sense, of course. In the following, we describe how...
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Lufft makes high jumps – The Four Hills Tournament

More than almost any other outdoor sport, ski jumping and ski flying are determined by the weather. It is not just that the wind conditions have a decisive influence on...
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The wind, the wind, the heaven-born wind…

You are not in the mood for grey weather anymore? You are fed up with snow, sleet and roads slippery with black ice? You still have some leftover leave from...
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