{"id":198,"date":"2017-12-19T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/?p=198"},"modified":"2017-12-19T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T14:30:55","slug":"sometimes-environmental-monitoring-just-has-to-be-a-team-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/sometimes-environmental-monitoring-just-has-to-be-a-team-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes, environmental monitoring just has to be a team effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading of the power supply required a field visit last Friday, in the interests of maintaining data completeness.\u00a0 Fortunately, Wildland as site owners have the logistical capabilities to deliver results.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_50_Pro-e1513692672955-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_50_Pro-e1513692672955-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_50_Pro-e1513692672955-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_50_Pro-e1513692672955.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SBS500 recording rain gauge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Visiting during wintry conditions allows processes to be observed at first hand: the icing on the equipment will surely affect recorded precipitation amounts when melt occurs (24.4 mm recorded over 3 hours on Sunday 17th); it was also an opportunity to clear the sensors.\u00a0 Impressively, the R M Young wind speed &amp; direction sensor was still operating correctly!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-201\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_21_Pro-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_21_Pro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_21_Pro-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_21_Pro-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/12\/WP_20171215_12_31_21_Pro.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When only serious logistics will do!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many thanks to Sam and Ivan for invaluable help on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading of the power supply required a field visit last Friday, in the interests of maintaining data completeness.\u00a0 Fortunately, Wildland as site owners have the logistical capabilities to deliver results. 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