Meteorological+Station


 * Group Members**
 * 1) Jon Cusick jcusick@uvm.edu
 * 2) Laura Kim lkkim@uvm.edu
 * 3) Terence Boyle tcboyle@uvm.edu


 * Mentor**
 * 1) Carl Waite carl.waite@uvm.edu


 * Meeting Time:** 1:00PM Friday afternoons in the Aiken solarium; if you are curious or interested in our work, feel free to stop on by!


 * Goals:**
 * Design and locate a rooftop meteorological station for the Aiken Center
 * Identify and order sensors and equipment
 * Identify and order rain gauge
 * Identify and order soil moisture sensors
 * Measure lengths of the multiplexor control/power cables
 * Order multiplexor control/power cables from Campbell Scientific
 * Order/fabricate mast for waterproof datalogger box and instrumentation
 * Write datalogger program (CR3000)
 * Assemble and test the station in the lab
 * Design and implement a temperature and soil moisture monitoring plan for the Aiken Green Roof
 * Determine what monitoring equipment, including dataloggers, mulitplexors, sensors, thermocouple wire, and other supplies are needed for the project (partially accomplished)
 * Determine length of lead cables for soil moisture and temperature sensors
 * Order equipment and supplies
 * Cut-to-length, fabricate and test temperatures sensors
 * Write datalogger program in conjunction with goal #1
 * Assemble and test monitoring system in lab
 * Design and implement a water volume data collection system for stormwater discharge from the Aiken roof (Green roof and bare controls)
 * Write the datalogger program (CR1000)
 * Assemble, wire, and test the tipping bucket counters
 * Presentation of our work to the main group in late April

//Working hard on building thermocouples to measure soil temperature...//



To get an idea of what we are trying to accomplish...