Featured Case Studies
Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie
Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie was a category 4 system that made landfall near Airlie Beach on the north Queensland coast at midday on... read more
Pennsylvania: Flood Warning
Flooding is the number one natural cause of fatalities worldwide and was responsible for 6.8 million deaths in the twentieth century.* Today, humans... read more
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Weather Applications
Agriculture and Plants
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off 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 Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Air Quality and Pollution
Avalanche, Ski, Alpine, and Polar
- Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Antarctica: Mawson's Hut Historical Preservation
- Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
- Northern Canada: Hydro-electric Power Forecasting
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- SNOTEL: Snowpack Telemetry Systems
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
- ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Aviation Weather
Ecology
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico Climate Center: ETo & Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
Fire Weather
Lightning Warning and Electric Field
Marine Weather
Oceanography
- Atlantic Ocean: Weather Monitoring
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Florida: Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Liberty Bay: Weather and Water Quality Station
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- New Zealand: Auckland Estuaries Oceanographic Research
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Road Weather—RWIS
Weather and Climate
- Alaska: Aviation Weather
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Alberta Wind Monitoring: Crop Dusting
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Atlanta, GA: Real-time Weather Monitoring at 1996 Summer Olympics
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Australia: OzFace—Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Australia: The Effect of Lipids on Methane Emission
- Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie
- Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
- Bucknell University: Weather Station
- California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- China: Erhai (Ear) Lake Weather and Water
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Delaware: Environmental Observing System
- Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: Weather Stations
- Egypt's Sphinx: Weather Monitoring
- ExoMars - Going to Mars
- 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
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- NETL in WV: Meteorological Data Monitoring
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- New Hampshire: Mount Washington
- New Mexico Climate Center: ETo & Weather Monitoring
- New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
- Norwegian Agricultural Network: Pest Forecasting
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- Peru: Cuajone Copper Mine
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Port of Tyne: Wind Monitoring
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Sydney: Hawkesbury Forest Experiment-UWS
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- U.S. Climate Reference Network
- Utah: Lightning Warning at Schools
- Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in Shenandoah National Park
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
- Weather Monitoring on Mont Blanc
- West Texas Mesonet
Water Applications
Agriculture and Plants
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off 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 Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Aquaculture
Coastal Monitoring
Dam Monitoring - Water Level
Flood Warning (ALERT)
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- North Carolina: ALERT Stations Updated
- Pennsylvania: Flood Warning
- SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
Geothermal Energy
Irrigation and Canal Control
Mining
Oceanography
- Atlantic Ocean: Weather Monitoring
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Florida: Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Liberty Bay: Weather and Water Quality Station
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- New Zealand: Auckland Estuaries Oceanographic Research
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Rural Water
- Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network
- Duck Creek: Water System Monitoring & Control
- Elsinore, UT: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Mantua: Water System Monitoring & Control
- Paradise: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
Stormwater
Water Level and Flow
- 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
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- Northern California: Hydro-SCADA
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Virginia: ALERT System
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
- Camp Bullis: Well Water Quality
- Clark Fork River: Water Quality
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Desert Research Institute: Wellbore Logging
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- Neuse Estuary: Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- OBS Turbidity Sensors
- Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
- Pocono Comparative Lakes Program: Aquatic Research
- Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Energy Applications
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
- Bolivia: Energy Research
- Chile: Solar-Energy Assessment
- North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel
- Ontario Solar Programs: Renewable Energy
- Ontario Solar Programs: Renewable Energy
- Retailer Goes Solar
- Solar Decathlon
- Solar Monitoring at Canada’s First Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
- South Africa: Solar Prospecting
Utilities and Energy
Gas Flux & Turbulence Applications
Infrastructure Applications
Bridge Monitoring
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
- Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
- Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
- Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
- Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
- Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
- Oregon: Fremont Bridge Monitoring
- Oregon: Interstate 5 Bridge
- Oregon: Kamal's Bridge Structural Response
- Pennsylvania: Field Testing the Shippingport Bridge
- Utah: Post-Tensioned, Fiber-Reinforced, Precast Bridge Deck
- Williamsburg Bridge: Load Testing
Building Structures
Construction
Dam Monitoring - Structural
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- London: Underground Excavation
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring
- Switzerland's Grimselpass: Rock Movement
Geotechnical
Green Buildings and Green Roofs
Historical Preservation
HVAC
Mining
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Structural Health Monitoring
Soil Applications
Agriculture and Plants
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off 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 Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Dam Monitoring - Structural
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- London: Underground Excavation
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring
- Switzerland's Grimselpass: Rock Movement