Preliminary results of measurements obtained from a low-cost arduino-based surface weather data acquisition system for radio meteorology

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dc.contributor.authorDairo, Oluropo
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-30T08:11:39Z
dc.date.available2022-04-30T08:11:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSurface weather monitoring is crucial for radio meteorology, agricultural, communication, and industrial processes. However, there is a dearth of weather data in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria (Lat 7.736o N, Lon 4.435o E). The proposed weather monitoring system used the Arduino Mega2560 microcontroller to measure, record and display the atmospheric parameters. Analog sensors for pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed were interfaced with the microcontroller through an ADC for digital signal conversion and data logging. An LCD connected to the microcontroller displays the measured parameters. The weather data were stored in excel format on a microSD card. The data were compared with that of a nearby weather station. The plots showed a close agreement with the data collected from the nearby station. The system eliminates the need for extra cost baud rate and expensive third-party software for interfacing. Besides, there is no need for an internet connection for configuration. Hence, this data acquisition system (DAS) could be a better choice in cost and maintenance than the off-the-shelf weather stations. The DAS was programmed to derive the surface radio refractivity from the meteorological parameters and the corresponding radio refractivity gradients over Ede.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationOsinowo, M.O., Willoughby, A.A., Dairo, O.F., Ewetumo, T. and Kolawole, L.B. (2021) Preliminary results of measurements obtained from a low-cost arduino-based surface weather data acquisition system for radio meteorology, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2034(1), 012005, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2034/1/012005.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2559
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIOP Publishingen_US
dc.subjectData acquisition systemen_US
dc.subjectArduinoen_US
dc.subjectRadio meteorologyen_US
dc.subjectSurface weather sensorsen_US
dc.titlePreliminary results of measurements obtained from a low-cost arduino-based surface weather data acquisition system for radio meteorologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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