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Make a stand-alone weather data recorder to collect air pressure, air temperature, and humidity data using only an Arduino, SD card, LCD display, and solar power. Start with this base data and build your project from there. Chunyan has years of experience as a researcher in meteorology and oceanography. The projects in this book are based on actual deployable weather data recorders used for collegiate and professional applications. These weather recorders were deployed over coastal waters and lands, including the Arctic. And you can deploy your own finished model in your backyard, schoolyard, rooftop, or even in the field to collect data at programmed intervals.
Don t worry about powering all that tech. You ll learn about solar controllers, solar panels, and step-down DC transformers. Find out what happens when you combine a simple Arduino with sensors, one at a time, toward a final model capable of multiple measurements and long-term use without recharging or requiring external power. With a GPS module integrated into the system, you can have accurate time and position information to pair with your data.
Everything you need to know about integrating components and housing them in an enclosure is covered. Photos of actual working units are provided, showing you exactly what your data collection station can look like. By accessing the supplemental materials on the book's GitHub pages, you ll even go a step beyond to learn more meteorological information, how to use the collected data, and how to analyze it. Build a station capable of real meteorological research and then expand to add more sensors and capabilities for your own projects and experiments!
Table des matières
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Working with Solar Power.- Chapter 3: Micro-Controller and Software.- Chapter 4: Working with GPS.- Chapter 5: Display Information Using LCD.- Chapter 6: Save the Data to a SD-Card.- Chapter 7: Adding Air Pressure and Humidity Sesnors.- Chapter 8: Integration.- Chapter 9: Optional Components.
A propos de l'auteur
¿Chunyan Li is a professor teaching in oceanography and meteorology at Louisiana State University. He has made dozens of weather recorder units powered by battery or solar panels for research projects and student projects. He has published more than 120 scientific research papers, coauthored a book titled Meteorology for Coastal Scientists and authored another book titled Time Series Analysis for Oceanography. He is also the director of an offshore meteorology oceanography observation system for weather, wave, tide, currents, and storm surges. His research includes theories of coastal and estuarine dynamics under the influence of tide, river, and weather, as well as impacts of climate change to the Arctic coastal ocean.
Commentaire
"The book is structured around a practical, step-by-step process for building a weather data recorder from scratch. The book s strength is its clarity. The explanations are written in plain language, making even complex hardware setups accessible to readers with no prior experience. The structure is also thoughtful: chapters are modular and well organized, allowing readers to focus on specific components or stages based on their needs or background. (Mohamed Abdelkader, Computing Reviews, May 15, 2025)
