Operator`s manual

10
Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Buoy Operated Automatic Meteorological Stations
Introduction
Figure 1: Sketch of an Automatic Meteorological Station Installed on Buoy
The main components of the Met Station are:
• Buoyhull(imported)
• Theinstrumenttower(superstructuremanufacturedlocally)
• 019ALUcrossarmsinstalledontheinstrumenttower
• Instrumentcontainerinsidethebuoyhull
• CR10Xstorageandcontrolmodule(insidetheinstrumentcontainer)
• BP24rechargeablebatteryandCH12Rcharger/regulator(insidetheinstrumentcontainer)
• ApairofMSX10RSolarpanels
• Sensors(discussedinchapter2)
• SM4Mstoragemodule(asingleunitusedformultiplestations)
• CR10KDkeyboarddisplay(asingleunitusedformultiplestations)
Figure 2 displays the CR10X storage and control module, which is the actual data logger. The various sensors will
be connected to the green terminal strip, following a wiring schedule presented later in this manual.
Temperature & RH Sensor
Wind Monitor at 4m
Cross Arm
Solar Panels
Lantern
Wind Monitor at 2m
Instrument Container
Lighting Rod
Super Structure
Temperature & RH Probe
Net Radiometer
Buoy Hull
Water Temp Sensor