microclimatological
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Microclimatological. Instrumentation. Microclimatological Instrumentation. Trent Weather Station (Lafleur). Lethbridge Microclimate Station (Flanagan). Coulee Weather Station (1 of 6) (Letts). Cundinamarca, Colombia. Lakeview Ridge, Waterton Lakes National Park. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Microclimatological Instrumentation
Lethbridge Microclimate Station (Flanagan)
Trent Weather Station (Lafleur)
Temperature Measurement
Thermocouple
•2 wires of different composition joined by an electrical source•Electrical resistance sensitive to temperature•Resistance is measured and coverted to temperature information
Thermister
•The hotter it gets, the less power it lets through•Resistance is measured and converted to temperature information
Stevenson Shield
An earlier radiation shield often used with wet and drybulb thermometers
Photo: Trent Weather Station
Temperature and Relative Humidity
Temperature and RH sensors housed in Gill Radiation Shield
Relative humidity sensordetects vapour adsorption onto a sulfonated polystyrene surface
Temperature Sensor:thermister
Function of Shields:Protect sensor from radiation (especially incoming shortwave and outgoing longwave radiation) while allowing air to pass.
Krypton Hygrometer
Source emits in the 121-122 nm range for which absorption by water vapour is strong and other gases do not absorb
Detector senses amount of radiation received inthis range
Baseline established by conventional measurements
Sonic anemometer
Sound waves measure wind speed and temperature
Time of flight for a sonic impulse to travel from atransmitting to a receiving transducer in both directions determines wind speedand direction
Sonic Transducers
Radiation Measurements
Shields made of materials appropriate for desired wavelength(eg. polyethylene for net radiation – transparent to both longwave and shortwave energy)
Millivolt signals areproportional to the radiation level
Net radiometer
PyranometerMeasures solar radiation onplanar surface
PyrgeometerMeasures infrared (longwave)radiation
UV-B RadiometerMeasures ultraviolet solar radiationon planar surface
Heat Flux Plate
Senses conductive heat transmission in the mediumwithin which it is buried
Used for soil energy balance studies
Voltage proportional to heat flux throughplate
Field Station
Tambito al Cocal River
Base camp2º30´25´´N, 77º00´02´´W, 1450 m
Photo taken from microclimate station
Power Supplies
Closed Path IRGAS
Data Acquisition Computer
CalibrationEquipment
Equipment Rack
(CO2/H20 Analyzers)
Source: Dr. Larry Flanagan
Nice and organized !
Figure 5.11a Average leaf wetness at 2.5, 5.0 and 10m height within the canopy of the Bosque station.
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Figure 5.11b Complex pattern of leaf wetness at 2.5, 5.0 and 10m height within the canopy of the Bosque station.from August 9 to September 9, 1999.
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Proportional leaf wetness
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Leaf Wetness Data