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Automatic
Meteorological
Station
(A.M.S.) |
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AMS Vantage Pro2 Plus, DAVIS INSTRUMENTS |
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Location |
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Polidroso
- Chalandi ~8Km NE of Athens center. |
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map1
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Co-ordinates |
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Lat: 38°01'43" N, Lon:23°48'32" E
Magnetic deviation: + 2.5° E |
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Elevation |
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200 + 11
meters above sea level
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Instruments |
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Outside:
sensors on a mast of a rooftop at 2-floor building. |
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instruments |
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Inside: sensors,
console,
data logger
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PC. |
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photo 1 ,
photo 2 |
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Sensors |
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Anemometer [Wind
speed & Wind direction] |
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more
details |
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Pyranometer
[Solar radiation] |
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Barometer [Air
pressure]
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Thermometer [Air
temperature] |
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Hygrometer [Air
humidity] |
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Rain collector
[Rainfall] |
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Radiation
Shield |
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Integrated Sencor Suite (ISS) |
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Console |
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Power Supply |
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From the power
supply network ~220VAC -> 5VDC,
900mA |
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Power
Backup |
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3
C-cells |
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UPS [Mustek] - line interactive with automatic voltage regulator Pmax:
650VA / 390W |
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Data Logger |
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The sensors are scanned every ten minutes, after a signal
produced by a timer built in
the scanning unit.
The measurements are sent
from ISS to the data storage unit and then the
data are received by a PC. |
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Data storage period |
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10 minutes |
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Connections |
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Integrated
Sensor
Suite (ISS) <--> Console:
4-pin cable (30m) |
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Console, Data Logger <--> PC:
USB port |
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PC, modem <--> Internet: ADSL 384kbps
Receive, 128kbps Transmit |
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PC |
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Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 1.00GB of RAM |
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Software |
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Weather
Link 5.7.0
(interface
with the
computer, to log data, and
to upload weather information
to the internet) |
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photo 1 ,
photo 2 ,
photo 3 |
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Windows
XP SE, IE |
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