Carrington Lab Weather

In June 2006, a Campbell Scientific Weather Station was installed at Cantilever Point on the FHL campus by the Carrington lab. We added underwater (-1.7 m) sensors in March 2010. Each parameter monitored by the weather station is listed below with the corresponding unit of measurement and instrument.

Parameter

Unit of Measurement

Instrument

Rainfall

mm

Tipping Bucket
Rain Gauge

Total Radiation
(solar + sky)

W m^-2

Net Radiometer

Solar Radiation

W m^-2

Pyranometer

Solar Radiation

PAR (µ mol m^-2 s^-1)

Quantum Sensor

Wind Speed

m s^-1

Wind Monitor
(propeller and vane)

Wind Direction

Degrees
(relative to true N)

Relative Humidity

%

Air Temp and Humidity Probe

Air Temperature

^oC

Wind Chill

^oC

Intertidal Temperature

^oC

Thermocouple Wire

Seawater Temperature ^oC Thermistor (SeaBird Microcat)

Seawater Salinity PSU Conductivity meter (SeaBird Microcat)

Underwater Radiation PAR (µ mol m^-2 s^-1) Integrating Sphere

Click here to go directly to the weather station data.