\u201cMore Stations. More Data. Better Forecasts.\u201d – that\u2019s the slogan of New York State Mesonet. The weather observation network consists of a total of 125 weather stations all over the state of New York and Lufft was selected as one of the vendors to support them in capturing the data.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMore Stations. More Data. Better Forecasts.\u201d – that\u2019s the slogan of New York State Mesonet. The weather observation network consists of a total of 125 weather stations all over the state of New York and Lufft was selected as one of the vendors to support them in capturing the data.<\/p>\n
All 125 of the weathers stations have the standard instrumentation suite. Of those 125, 17 sites are equipped with additional vertical sensing systems, 17 with additional surface energy budget sensors and 20 with additional snow water equivalent sensors. In figure 1 you can see the network\u2019s distribution.<\/p>\n
The solar-powered standard ground stations will be mounted in an average 30 km distance from each other, detecting routine weather parameters. These include:<\/p>\n
The stations deliver all data via cellular communication to the University at Albany for quality-control, archiving, and dissemination. A camera delivers images of gate entrance, ground and sky every 5 minutes in order to enhance safety and to estimate snow depth, visibility, vegetation cover and height.<\/p>\n\n
Surrounding wind behavior is measured by a digital Lufft V200A ultrasonic sensor anemometer<\/a>. The Lufft V200A is mounted at a height of 10m which provides both wind speed and wind direction data. The sensor\u2019s embedded heaters provide the ideal solution for the extreme winter months. The Lufft V200A sensor design keeps the sensor well-protected from bird \u201cattacks\u201d running maintenance-free for years to come.<\/p>\n