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Log Book for April 18, 2004
Weather Report
Gus Frederick Reporting

Note: After installing the Weather Station, the winds kicked up, so we retreated to the Hab to ride out the storm. Note the wind gust speeds, the highest of which literally shook the Hab.

Description Units Measured Location
PAR Sensor Photosynthetic Radiation Top of Mast
PAR Sensor Photosynthetic Radiation Middle of GreenHab
Wind Speed Sensor KPH Top of Mast
Barometric Sensor Kpascals Datalogger Housing
RH/Temp Sensor Percent and Degrees C Inside Radiation Shield on Mast
RH/Temp Sensor Percent and Degrees C Middle of South End
Temp Sensor Degrees C North Door 1m from Floor
Temp Sensor Degrees C North Door Top above fan
Temp Sensor Degrees C South End above Fan
Temp Sensor Degrees C South End Floor

After installing the unit, the winds kicked, so we retreated to the Hab to ride out the storm. I initiated logging, at an interval of 10 minutes. This will allow up to 154 days of recording at this rate. The next day, I offloaded the data, keeping the logger logging, and plotted the following graphs.

Daily Variables
(Click for Detail)
MDRS Temperature
MDRS PAR
MDRS Barometric Pressure
MDRS Relative Humidity
MDRS Wind Speed

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