PAM Station Photo: HVAMS03

10-m Tower: Prop-Vane Anemometer

Lightning Spike

Solar Panel / battery Power System

2-m Temperature / Humidity in aspirated shield

Electronics Box GOES Antenna

Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

915Mhz Transciever Antenna

Static Pressure Port

Radiometer Stand:

Instruments

• Wind speed / Direction 10m

• Temperature / Humidity 10m

• Pressure 2m

• Rain

• Longwave / shortwave radiation incoming

Schedule

• Sept – testing platform in Boulder

• Sept / Oct – Ship via SPOL seatainers

• Nov – setup 4 to 6 days

• Nov – Jan operations

Issues

• Communication:– Line of site, RF 915 Mhz– GOES satellite

• Anchoring 10 meter tower– Sand bag or anchor into stone

Operations

• 24 hour 5 minute averages

• 10-Second Console data output

• Service provided by GLASS operator– Minimum service required– Full compliment of spare electronics