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Automatic Weather Station Commissioned at KVASU’s CAADECCS

Automatic Weather Station has been commissioned at the Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies (CAADECCS) on 24th July at CoV&AS, Mannuthy Campus. It consists of a mast of 6 inch solar panel, lightning protection rod, data-logger and self (solar) power supply and its housing facility in a fibre glass material and meteorological sensors.It records meteorological parameters continuously. The meteorological sensors include solar radiation, relative humidity with radiation shield, temperature (air, dew point and wet bulb), wind direction and wind speed. Rain gauge sensor is likely to be incorporated very soon. These parameters are recorded automatically at every 10 seconds and averaged at hourly intervals.

The hourly record of various elements on 31st July, 2013 is illustrated .The data will be made available to people interested in data process and analysis in animal agriculture in relation to climate change/variability.

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 Prof. (Dr.) G. Girish Varma
 Implementing Officer