Campbell Scientific TurfWeather Weather Station - Manual (Page 21)

TurfWeather Weather Station
4.4 Help and Support
The latitude, longitude, and altitude of your site is entered into the
location area when setting up the station in Weather Station
software. A GPS unit, Google Earth or NOAA web sites can help
provide this information. This information is used in the formula
by the software to calculate evapotranspiration.
• TurfWeather Site Installation Guide
• Campbell Scientific customer support (435) 227-9082
5. Installation
Before installing your weather station at your site, read over the sections on
power sources, site selection, and communications considerations. Section 5.4,
Installation Procedures, provides instructions for installing your TurfWeather
weather station on a tripod or pole and for installing our associated
mounting/installation kits as required.
5.1 Power Sources
TurfWeather weather stations are provided with an internal sealed rechargeable
lead acid battery that must be recharged to assure continued system function.
For recharging the battery, Campbell Scientific offers solar panels or an
AC/DC converter (see Appendix A, TurfWeather Equipment). If no power
supply has been ordered, you must provide a compatible power source that has
an output rating of 18 Vdc (see Section 2, Cautionary Statements).
5.2 Site Selection
The ideal weather station site is level and well away from obstructions such as
buildings, trees, and steep slopes. If obstructions exist, use the Ten Times the
Height Rule.
In the example shown in FIGURE 5-1, if the height of the tree, T, is 6 ft and
the height of the shed, H, is 7ft, then the TurfWeather station should be placed
at least 80 ft from the tree (i.e., 10H = 10 x 7 = 70 ft).
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