Featured Case Studies
Maryland Aquaculture
Steve Rodgers is the lab manager at the Aquaculture Research Center of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, part of the University... 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 Soils Research Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- 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
- Toronto, Canada: Green Roofs
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- 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: Mawson's Hut Historical Preservation
- Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
- Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: Weather Stations
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Mt. 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
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
- ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Meteorologic Instruments
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Atlanta, GA: Real-time Weather Monitoring at 1996 Summer Olympics
- Austin College Weather Station
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: OzFace—Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- 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 Gages
- 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 and 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
- Stump Cross Caverns: Stalagmite Monitoring
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- Toronto, Canada: Green Roofs
- 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
Aviation Weather Instrumentation
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 Climate Center: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
Fire Weather Stations
Lightning Warning Instrumentation
Marine Grade Weather Stations
Water Applications
Flood Warning (ALERT/ALERT2) Systems
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- 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
Surface Water Monitoring Instrumentation
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- 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
- River Heights: Water System Monitoring and Control
- 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
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
- Camp Bullis: Well Water Quality
- China: Erhai (Ear) Lake Weather and Water
- Clark Fork River: Water Quality
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Desert Research Institute: Wellbore Logging
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Maryland Aquaculture
- 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
Hydropower
Solar Energy
Utilities and Energy
Gas Flux and 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
Geotechnical
Green Buildings and Green Roofs
Historical Preservation
HVAC
Mining
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Road Weather—RWIS
Seismic
Slope Stability
Structural Health Monitoring
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
- Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
- Northampton: Concrete Performance Research
- Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
- Utah: Post-Tensioned, Fiber-Reinforced, Precast Bridge Deck
Soil Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- 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
- Toronto, Canada: Green Roofs
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet