Kyushu space analysis how to correctly purchase weather stations
2025-08-09 08:43:29
An automatic weather station is a sophisticated meteorological tool designed to measure various environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, total solar radiation, rainfall, evaporation, soil temperature, and soil moisture. These systems are widely used across multiple industries including meteorology, oceanography, environmental monitoring, airports, ports, agriculture, forestry, and transportation. The modular design of the system ensures stability, ease of installation, and minimal setup time—making it ready for immediate use. It is highly recommended that non-meteorological organizations thoroughly review this guide before selecting and purchasing an automatic weather station, ensuring they choose a configuration that best suits their specific needs.
The basic configuration of an automatic weather station typically includes a data acquisition unit, computer software, and a range of sensors. The collected data can be stored and displayed on the weather collector or further processed, visualized, analyzed, and printed using the computer. Our company's automatic weather stations are designed with modularity in mind, allowing users to select and combine different types of sensors based on their requirements. You can start with at least one sensor and expand up to 13 sensors (including multiple sensors of the same type).
Some of the most common configurations include:
- One-element station: Rainfall measurement, also known as an automatic rain gauge.
- Two-element station: Wind speed and direction, commonly referred to as a wind recorder.
- Two-element station: Soil temperature and moisture, often used as a soil monitoring station.
- Four-element station: Temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction.
- Five-element station: Temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction—ideal for campus weather monitoring.
- Seven-element station: Temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, and evaporation.
- Seven-element station: Temperature, humidity, total radiation, rainfall, evaporation, soil temperature, and soil moisture—perfect for agricultural applications.
- Ten-element station: Temperature, humidity, air pressure, total radiation, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, evaporation, soil temperature, and soil moisture—offering comprehensive environmental monitoring.
For optimal performance, temperature, humidity, and air pressure sensors should be housed in a lightweight weather shelter. Wind speed and direction sensors can be mounted on a portable bracket (2 meters high). The data collector is usually installed indoors. If the distance between the sensors and the indoor unit exceeds ten meters, a stainless steel protection box should be used to house the collector.
Regarding data communication, the connection between the data acquisition unit and the computer can vary depending on the distance:
- For distances within 20 meters, a direct RS232 cable can be used.
- For distances between 20 and 1000 meters, RS485 converters can be employed for reliable communication.
- For distances up to 3,000 meters with no major obstructions, wireless communication via radio stations is an option.
- For long-distance communication, GPRS-based wireless transmission is available. This requires a mobile network signal and may incur data charges from the service provider.
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how to choose and set up an automatic weather station, tailored for both professional and non-professional users. Whether you're setting up a small-scale monitoring system or a large environmental observation network, understanding your specific requirements will help you make an informed decision.
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