Instrument : Kansas State University Mesonet (KSUMESO)
Instrument Categories
Surface Meteorology
General Overview
Surface meterology information are available from sixteen stations in Kansas. The data are provided and quality assured by the High Plains Climate Center. All stations are Campbell CR10 dataloggers with Phys-Chem Temp/ RH probes, Texas Instrument (0.01") tipping bucket rain gauges, Met One Anemometers, Met One Wind vanes, 107 soil temp probes at 2" and 4" depth, and Li-Cor Slicon Pyranometers (Sandyland has an Eppley). They are mounted on a 10 ft tripod, with wind and solar instruments at 10 ft, Air/RH at 5 ft, and top of rain gauge approximately 15" above ground.
Output Datastreams
- 60ksumeso : Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
- Atmospheric moisture
- Atmospheric temperature
- Horizontal wind
- Precipitation
- Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
- Soil surface temperature
- Surface condition
