What is real air temperature and how can technology be better used to measure it?

Since there exists no clear definition of "true near-surface atmospheric air temperature", the author, Jan Barani explains why this is the case and how the latest technologies are coming ever closer to uncovering this often ignored mystery of meteorology in present weather observations.

Find out in laymen's terms:

• What is air temperature from the view point of air?

• What really affects true air temperature?

• The observer effect's contribution to the mystery of what "true near-surface atmospheric air temperature" is?

• What is the future of air temperature measurement?

Find out more: Meteorological Technology International September 2018 - page 146-147

Meteorological Technology International magazine is the international review of weather, climate and hydrology technologies and services

MeteoHelix®, ezMETAR & new MeteoWind® Compact will be showcased at Meteorological Technology World Expo 2018 on October 9-11

MeteoWind® Compact ANALOG OUTPUT anemometer with a wind vane

BARANI DESIGN Technologies will showcase their latest product innovations which will include the MeteoHelix® IoT Pro micro-weather stations, ezMETAR airport and heliport weather station & the new MeteoWind® Compact anemometer with a wind vane and analog output. 

Free visitor badges are available directly on the Meteorological Technology World Expo website at the following link: http://www.meteorologicaltechnologyworldexpo.com/en/

MeteoWind® Compact

The MeteoWind® Compact will feature a reed switch wind speed sensor with two pulses per revolution and analog 0...2.5 V wind direction sensor without a dead band and better than 2 ° accuracy. With an average power consumption reaching down to only 20 µA in addition to lightning protected outputs, it is designed for wireless solar and battery powered applications in precision agriculture and meteorology alongside MeteoHelix® IoT Pro weather stations.

MeteoHelix® IoT Pro

MeteoHelix® IoT Pro micro-weather stations will be displayed along with allMETEO® weather map and cloud portal. allMETEO® is designed not to replace but to complement customers' existing analytical software. Its main function is for weather station management, meteorological data management and live weather view of these affordable research-grade accuracy all-in-one solar powered wireless weather stations. A few lucky visitors at the Expo will be able to take home a MeteoHelix® IoT Pro Sigfox version as well.

ezMETAR

ezMETAR, the affordable AUTO-METAR featuring ICAO approved sensors will also be displayed at the Expo, allowing visitors to see first hand its high quality sensor and data logger suite along with strong lightning protection and intelligent solar power management system.  

BARANI DESIGN Technologies will be located in stand number 10005 near Vaisala and IBL Software Engineering.

MeteoHelix® IoT Pro weather station now available on The Things Network

MeteoHelix® IoT Pro - LoRa during a sunset

BARANI DESIGN has been listed on The Things Network as a certified partner with its MeteoHelix® IoT Pro industrial micro-weather station with LoRa wireless connectivity. Available at a price point of 499 eur, this weather station is an attractive proposition for intalling in areas requiring World Meteorological Organization (WMO) precision and data quality, yet with high risk of theft and vandalism. 

BARANI DESIGN has addressed the concerns of not only agricultural customers but also of meteorological organizations which require installation of professional weather stations in remote areas in every part of the world including Africa, South America, China, India and Russia where security of expensive professional hardware is of major concern. "At this price point, theft and vandalism of weather stations is no longer a concern for professional customers" from the words of Mr. Toth of BARANI DESIGN.

While previously, a wireless weather station of similar data quality was available for over 2000 eur, the MeteoHelix® IoT Pro enables four times the data density at the same cost. This means that even with vandalism of 50 % of the deployed MeteoHelix® network, a Meteorological organization will still retain twice the amount of measurement points than was previously possible at the same price point and data quality.

Link to MeteoHelix® on The Things Network: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/marketplace/product/meteohelix-iot-pro-lora