Instrument : Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP (SMET)

Instrument Categories
Surface Meteorology

Picture of the Surface Meteorology (SMET)
Picture of the Surface Meteorology (SMET)

General Overview

The TWP Surface Meteorology station (SMET) uses mainly conventional in situ sensors to obtain 1-minute statistics of surface wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and rain-rate.

Output Datastreams

  • smet60s : Surface Meteorology (SMET) station: 60-second meterological data

Primary Measurements

The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.

Locations

  • Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
    • Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
    • Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
    • Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)

Contact(s)

Michael Ritsche
(630) 252-1554
mtritsche@anl.gov

Jenni Kyrouac
associate
815-347-6969
jprell@anl.gov

Nicki Hickmon
associate
(630) 252-7662
nhickmon@anl.gov