BBY Weather Site Specs – September, 2007
The remote weather station is an Oregon Scientific WMR960. It has been in operation since September, 2006. The consol is connected to a laptop computer running Virtual Weather Station. The camera is a Microsoft webcam connected directly to the laptop via a USB connection running Willing Webcam software.
The backyard temperature/humidity sensor,
and rainguage are co-located with a manual thermometer and rainguage for comparison
and calibration purposes. All of the equipment, including the solar cells and
transmitters, are discretely incorporated into a
backyard trellis. The temperature/humidity sensor is housed
inside an aspirated radiation shield using a modified
Exposure to the system is not quite up to climatological
standards. To the south, there are large spruce and poplar trees
which shelter the area from strong southerly winds. The house shelters
the equipment to the north. In winds over 20 km/h, reported winds appear to be
half of what YWG (the
Pictures to follow.