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Multi Sensor Atmospheric Icing Station Performance in Cold Climate- A Case Study

Authors:
Muhammad Virk
Taimur Rashid
Umair Mughal
Kamran Zaman
Mohamed Mustafa

Keywords: atmospheric icing; sensors; operation; performance; cold region.

Abstract:
To amicably acquire the data through sensors is posing a big challenge in harsh cold climatic conditions. In comparison to operation under ambient weather conditions, cold region has more challenges to offer in terms of system performance and consistent reliable measurements. The drastic changes are evident in sensors measurement over a period right from the start of installation and normal routine operations till its degradation. The range of factors influencing the system performance is quite diverse in nature and always not easy to ascertain, but with the introduction of standardized design, installation, integration, and maintenance procedures the mean time between failures can be increased considerably. In the said context, cold and harsh environment plays an important role in provoking the undesirable events. This paper discusses the system performance of a custom based meteorological ice monitoring station installed in Northern Norway. The overall system design in perspective of data acquisition and logging is analyzed along with pinpointing of the degradation of the sensors and associated data validation over a period of time. The impact of the variations in climatic conditions is presented including the probable causes affecting the system performance in brief

Pages: 220 to 224

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: August 25, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-296-7

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from August 25, 2013 to August 31, 2013