Weather Station Details |
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| The site is 54 metres (178 feet) above sea level and is on an exposed south facing slope surrounded by arable and grass land. Exposure to East (the sea) South and West are unhindered but the slope continues to 137 metres (450 feet) about 1 mile to the North. The weather is moderated by the proximimty of the North Sea which restricts the temperature range throughout the year and is responsible for the 'haar' mists during the warmer part of the year. |
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The weather station is an Ultra-Pro 'Climatica Plus' supplied by Instromet Ltd. It has evolved over the years with a Met-Log data logger in 1998 (which links to a PC via serial port) and the MET4NET software in 2004.
The temperature sensors are located in a screen alongside a Met Office Pattern thermometer for calibration. Cables are routed through underground conduits to the junction box in an outbuilding.
The rain gauge is electronic reading to 0.01 mm but checked by a conventional funnel type gauge. These are situated 1 metre above ground and 20 metres from nearest higher object.
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The anemometer and wind vane are mounted on a mast 3 metres above the roofline of the farmhouse which gives 360° uninterrupted airflow. Some turbulence is experienced due to lower farm buildings nearby, but this does not affect overall readings. The radiation sensor is also on this mast and is exposed to sunlight all day, every season. |
The sunshine sensor is set at a level where
a distinct shadow is cast by an object before sunshine
is measured.
Data is logged every 6 minutes on a constantly
running PC using the Instromet Met-Log/MET4NET software.
The data is uploaded to the web, via FTP, at 15 min
intervals. Daily summaries are loaded into a separate
database and this is saved in an Excel spreadsheet
monthly. |
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