Featured Case Studies
United Kingdom: Observing Urban Climate
Summary Problem The University of Birmingham had set up and was operating 26 weather stations across the city to serve as education portals and monitoring... read more
Louisiana: Slope Stability Monitoring
In 2013, a sinkhole appeared next to a historic home in southern Louisiana. Over the next few months, the sinkhole grew to be... read more
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Weather Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off Monitoring
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- California: Irrigation Control
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Air Quality and Pollution Instrumentation
Alpine Automated Weather Instrumentation
- Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Antarctica: Historical Hut Preservation
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Greenland: Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Mount Kilimanjaro: Mass Balance
- Northern Canada: Hydro-electric Power Forecasting
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- SNOTEL: Snowpack Telemetry Systems
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Meteorologic Instruments
- Alaska: Aviation Weather
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Alberta: Crop Dusting
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Argentina: Measuring Mountain Weather Conditions
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Australia: The Effect of Lipids on Methane Emission
- Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie
- Bolivia: Climate Change and Ice Core Data
- California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- China: Monitoring the Impact of Visitors
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Delaware: Environmental Observing System
- Egypt: Weather Monitoring at the Sphinx
- England: Stalagmite Monitoring
- England: Wind Monitoring Systems
- ExoMars - Going to Mars
- Georgia 1996 Summer Olympics: Real-time Weather Monitoring
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Korea: Comparing Precipitation Gauges
- Mexico: Six Airports Get Automatic Weather Stations
- Moldova: Disaster Risk Mitigation
- Mont Blanc: Weather Monitoring
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- New Hampshire: Mount Washington
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
- Norway: Agricultural Network for Pest Forecasting
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Solar-Energy Programs
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- Pennsylvania: University Weather Station
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Sydney: Hawkesbury Forest Experiment-UWS
- Texas: College Weather Station
- The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- U.S. Climate Reference Network
- Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in National Park
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
- Washington: Integrating Weather Stations into Ferry Tracking System
- Washington: Weather and Water Quality Station
- West Texas Mesonet
- West Virginia: Meteorological Data Monitoring
Aviation Weather
Ecology
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Texas: Water Conservation
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
Fire Weather Stations
Lightning Warning Instrumentation
Marine-Grade Weather Stations
Water Applications
Flood Warning Systems (ALERT/ALERT2)
- Africa: Flood Warning and Ecosystem Decisions
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- North Carolina: ALERT Stations Updated
- Pennsylvania: Flood Warning
- SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
- Texas: Hurricane Harvey
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
Water Level and Flow
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Carbon Canal: Water Level
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District
- Florida: Protecting an Endangered Species’ Habitat
- Florida: St. Johns River Water Management District
- Florida: Water Diversion Control
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Louisiana: Sinkhole monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- New Mexico: SCADA System
- Northern California: Hydro-SCADA
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- River Heights: Water System Monitoring and Control
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Alarmed Water Monitoring System
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Utah: Measuring Water Level in Water Tanks
- Utah: Public Water Supply System
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Utah: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia River Water Quality
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
- California: Monitoring Water Quality at a Recirculating Aquaculture Facility
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- Maryland: Aquaculture Lab Alarm System
- Mississippi: Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring and Control
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: River Water Quality
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- Nevada: Wellbore Logging
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- North Carolina: Estuary Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
- Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
- Pennsylvania: Lake Monitoring
- Southeastern U.S.: Sediment Production Study
- Texas: Well Water Quality at a Military Post
- Washington: Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Energy Applications
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Solar Energy
- Alberta: Solar Monitoring at High-Latitude, Cold-Weather Location
- Bolivia: Energy Research
- California: Retailer Goes Solar
- Chile: Solar-Energy Assessment
- Chile: Solar-Panel Soiling
- North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel
- Ontario: Solar-Energy Programs
- Solar Decathlon
- South Africa: Solar Prospecting
Utilities and Energy
Gas Flux and Turbulence Applications
Gas Flux and Turbulence
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- British Columbia: Forest Carbon Sequestration
- California: Turbulence Study in Walnut Orchard
- Central Asia: Rangeland CO2 Monitoring
- China: Flux Cooperation
- India: Rice-Field Greenhouse Gases
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- Tasmania: Ecological Research
Infrastructure Applications
Bridge Monitoring
- Delaware: Urgent Action on Bridge
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
- Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
- Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
- Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
- New York: Bridge Load Testing
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Oregon: Bridge Lift Span Performance
- Oregon: Bridge Structural Response
- Oregon: Monitoring Bridge Stress and Strain
- Pennsylvania: Assessing Bridge Fatigue Life
- Utah: Monitoring Strain on Precast Bridge Deck
Building Structures
Construction
Dam Monitoring - Structural
- England: Underground Excavation for Rail System
- Florida: Crack Monitoring at a Historic Site
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring
- Wyoming: Vibrating-Wire Technology for Dam Monitoring
Geotechnical
Green Buildings and Green Roofs
Historical Preservation
HVAC
Mining
- England: Underground Excavation for Rail System
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- New Mexico: Meteorological Monitoring at a Mine
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- Panama: Turbidity in Mine Runoff
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)
Seismic
Slope Stability
Structural Health Monitoring
- Canada: Structural Health Monitoring of an Overpass
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Florida: Crack Monitoring at a Historic Site
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
- United Kingdom: Concrete Performance Research
Soil Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off Monitoring
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- California: Irrigation Control
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Texas: Water Conservation
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System