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Stories from the fieldSCANDINAVIA. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SHMI) has recently taken delivery of the latest narrow field-of-view version of our SP02 Sunphotometer. Middleton Solar won the international tender for this installation. There are now more than fifty SP02's installed worldwide. The standard SP02 has a relatively wide FOV of 5° which means that it does not require an expensive precision sun tracker to give acceptable results. The narrow FOV version is called the SP02-L. It has a longer body than the standard SP02 to give a FOV of 2.5° as recommended by the World Meteorological Organisation. However the narrow FOV means that the SP02-L must be mounted on a precision automatic sun tracker to give satisfactory results.
CEAZE Project - CHILE. The general objective of CEAZA (CEntre for Advanced studies in Arid Zones) is to study the impact of climate oscillations on the hydrological cycle and biological productivity of the arid north central Chile (focused mainly on WMO Region IV, Coquimbo).
Ambimet and the University of La Serena have recently taken delivery of a number of Middleton Solar sensors including two pyrano-albedometers for the measurement of the ratio of upward to downward solar radiation flux density. Along with two Net Pyradiometers, these instruments have been integrated into a research system that will, amongst other critical objectives, study the local and regional hydrological cycle to better understand the water balance in such an arid zone.
THESSALONIKI - GREECE. One of the oldest meteorological stations in Greece is located on the University campus in central Thessaloniki. This station continuously records 5 minute averages of a number of critical parameters, and using purpose written software calculates daily, weekly and monthly meteorological reports. Evapotranspiration values are calculated as well. Students at the university are able to access real time and historical meteorological data through an on-line PC network whilst the real time data is displayed on a monitor in the campus’ central laboratory building. Some years ago, ScientAct and the University installed a Middleton Solar EQ08 first class pyranometer and only last year added a sun duration sensor. After using classical instruments for more than 100 years, Middleton Solar is now playing an important part in the continued operation of this meteorological station.
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