Product manual

RAWS-P Remote Automated Weather Station
7. Sensor and Equipment Maintenance
7.1 Sensor and Equipment Maintenance
Proper maintenance of weather station components is essential to obtain
accurate data. Equipment must be in good operating condition, which requires
a program of regular inspection and maintenance. Routine and simple
maintenance can be accomplished by the person in charge of the weather
station. More difficult maintenance, such as sensor calibration, sensor
performance testing (i.e., bearing torque), and sensor component replacement,
generally requires a skilled technician, or send the instrument to Campbell
Scientific. A station log should be maintained for each weather station that
includes equipment model and serial numbers and maintenance that was
performed.
Consult the equipment manual for routine maintenance
procedures.
NOTE
Contact Campbell Scientific, Inc., phone [phone], for a
RMA number before returning sensor or equipment for service.
NOTE
8. References
8.1 Specifications, Equipment and Sensor
Specifications are available from our web site at
http://www.campbellsci.com/index.cfm
.
For “sensors specifications,” click on “Products”, select “Sensors” and go to
the sensor manual for specifications. For “equipment specifications”, enter the
part # in the “Search” box on the website mentioned above and go to the
equipment manual for specifications.
Equipment and sensor specifications are provided on the
ResourceDVD which ships with the RAWS
NOTE
8.2 Siting References
General guidelines for site selection are listed below.
EPA, (1987): On-Site Meteorological Program Guidance for Regulatory
Modeling Applications, EPA-450/4-87-013, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711.
WMO, (1983): Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of
Observation, World Meteorological Organization, No. 8, 5th edition,
Geneva, Switzerland.
The State Climatologist, (1985): Publication of the American Association of
State Climatologists: Height and Exposure Standards, for Sensors on
Automated Weather Stations, vol. 9, No. 4.
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