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The Duquesne Weather Station is located on the roof of Mellon Hall at 40.4356° N, 79.9918° W. The wind direction and speed, temperature, and humidity sensors are on a 3 m mast above the roof. This height is not sufficient to overcome the displacement of the building; however, it is the highest that could feasibly be implemented. Additionally, the building is on the bluff and nestled in an urban environment. Furthermore, the primary purpose of the weather station was to determine the wind in an urban environment. Therefore, please do not mistaken this weather station to show regionally representative data, it is intended to show the weather in our complex environment. It is also used for potential wind power siting.
Data from the weather station are available through CUAHSI.
Instruments:
- Campbell Scientific CR350 Datalogger: 1 Hz measurements, 15 minute recording
- Campbell Scientific HygroVUE10 Thermometer and Hygrometer: temperature and relative humidity
- Campbell Scientific BaroVUE10 Barometer: barometric pressure and temperature
- R. M. Young TE525 Heated precipitation gage
- Campbell Scienfitic CS320 Pyranometer: shortwave downward radiation
Instruments:
- Campbell Scientific CR1000X Datalogger: 1 Hz measurements, 15 minute recording
- Campbell Scientific HygroVUE10 Thermometer and Hygrometer: temperature and relative humidity
- R. M. Young 05103-L Wind Monitor: wind speed and direction
- Texas Electronics TE525 Rain Gage
Calibration information is available on GitHub.
Data are available via CUAHSI.
Activity, calibration, and quality control log.