Table 1 - MECHE Meteorological Equipment & Parameters

Equipment

Parameter(s) Measured

Terrace

Huckleberry Mines

MRR-2

Particle size and velocity @ 15 m – 6,000 m above ground

Parsivel2 disdrometer

Particle size and velocity @ ground surface

Atmospheric sounding system

Atmospheric pressure, air temperature, humidity, winds speed, & wind direction @ ground to 30,500 m

K63 Hotplate precipitation gauge

Total precipitation (liquid equivalent)

 

0872F1 Ice detector

Ice accumulation

 

TE525M Tipping bucket rain gauge

Total precipitation

 

HMP 155 Relative humidity/ temp sensor

Relative humidity, air temperature (@ 2 m & 6 m)

 

05103 Anemometer

Wind speed/direction (@ 2 m & 6 m)

 

CS106 Barometer

Barometric pressure

 

SN-500-SS net radiometer

Incoming/outgoing shortwave & longwave radiation

 

107/109 Temp probe

Air temperature

 

ClimaVUE50

Air temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, total precipitation, lightning strike