| Siting of the Davis VP2 FARS Automatic Weather Station (AWS). |
| Main AWS. This is the FARS (Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield) version of the Vantage Pro 2 AWS, the fan aspiration reduces risk of over heating on calm days with strong sunshine and improves sensor response. This unit also contains the onboard sensor suite - handling rainfall, screen temp, dew point, humidity. Communication with console is by wireless link. Power supply is via solar panel and rechargable battery (charged duirng daylight by solar panel). |
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| Closer view of VP2 FARS AWS. Black bucket houses tipping rain gauge, white screen contains fan, temperature and humidity sensors. |
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| View of anemometer. This is also connected by wireless link to the main console, with power supplied by solar panel and rechargable battery. |
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| This is the main console. Barometric pressure, other variables, datalogging (every 2 seconds) of stations etc is handled by this unit. |
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| PC software. Further archiving options and data handling is provided as well as the ability to upload to a website. |
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