Casella CEL Nomad portable weather station - Manual (Page 7)

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE NOMAD
The Nomad Portable Weather Station designed and manufactured by Casella
CEL, is a truly portable monitoring station. With a total weight of around 13 kg
(36.5 lb), the station is specifically designed for ease of transportation, rapid
deployment and quality of measurement. It is supplied in two customised carry
bags plus a separate weather-proof case, all of which can be carried together by
one person when necessary.
Nomad is intended to satisfy YOUR professional monitoring needs.
Once on site, the Nomad can be deployed and collecting data in less
than five minutes. Disassembly and re-packing is just as quick, allowing you to
be packed and on-route to the next monitoring location without delay.
Quality construction and an integrated solar-panel gives Nomad the
independence required for prolonged operation in isolated or inhospitable
environments.
Due to the worldwide increase in environmental legislation, many
industrial activities, including construction, demolition and land remediation now
have new requirements to monitor local meteorological conditions. The
environmental conditions impact on many other areas, including agrochemical
research, ecological projects, recreational and sporting activities.
The Nomad’s portability allows the user to monitor any location and as
standard measures: temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, wind
direction, solar radiation and rainfall
1.1 Three Versions
Three versions of the Nomad are available.
Standard System Sensors to measure:
Air temperature,
Relative humidity,
Wind speed,
Wind direction,
Solar radiation,
Barometric pressure,
Rainfall (a separate unit).
Wind System Sensors to measure:
Wind speed,
Wind direction,
Barometric pressure.
Special System All of the sensors used in the standard
system, plus up to four further sensors to
measure:
Soil temperature,
Leaf wetness,
Grass minimum temperatures.
1.2 Features and Applications
The Nomad has the following main features.
¤ Portable and lightweight construction to allow rapid system deployment
¤ High quality anodised aluminium and stainless components
¤ Latest logging technology records approximately 15 k data sets as
standard
¤ Compact Flash Expansion Slot for prolonged monitoring applications
¤ Integrated solar-panel/charger allows extended operation
Introduction
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