Case Study Library

Agricultural Research

Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
Central Asia: Rangeland CO2 Monitoring
Australian Rhyzolysimeter
US Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
Space Farmers
Korea: Flux Monitoring Over a Rice Paddy
Norwegian Agricultural Network: Pest Forecasting
Arizona: Meteorological Network
Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
Delaware: Environmental Observing System
University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
Virginia: ALERT System
California: Irrigation Control
West Texas Mesonet
Costa Rica: Banana Production

Agriculture

South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
Delaware: Environmental Observing System
California: Irrigation Control
Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
Norwegian Agricultural Network: Pest Forecasting
Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
Arizona: Meteorological Network
West Texas Mesonet
Costa Rica: Banana Production

Agriculture & Plants

Korea: Flux Monitoring Over a Rice Paddy
NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
California: Irrigation Control
Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
Costa Rica: Banana Production
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
West Texas Mesonet
Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
Space Farmers
US Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
Arizona: Meteorological Network

Air Quality & Pollution

Utah Energy Industry: Air Quality and Met Monitoring
Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
Pennsylvania: Monitoring Landfills
Cumbria, England: Air Flow Modeling
Peru: Cuajone Copper Mine
Grand Canyon: Visibility Monitoring
U.S. National Parks: Visibility Monitoring

Aquaculture

Mississippi, Lee's Catfish Farm: DO Monitoring & Control
California, Stolt Sea Farm: Caviar Aquaculture
Norway: Instrumentation Services
New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery

Avalanche, Ski, Alpine & Polar

Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data

Bridge Monitoring

Pennsylvania: Field Testing the Shippingport Bridge
Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
Williamsburg Bridge: Load Testing

Building Structures

Solar Decathlon
Dade County, FL: Household Energy Monitoring
NAHB: Energy Use Monitoring
Northampton: Concrete Performance Research
Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof

Cold Regions Research

Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Mt Kilimanjaro: Mass Balance

Dam Monitoring—Structural

Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
London: Underground Excavation
Norway: Instrumentation Services
Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
New Zealand: Lahar Observations
Ohio: Monitoring Sinking Highway
Switzerland's Grimselpass: Rock Movement
Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair

Earth Sciences

Mt. Etna: Volcano Monitoring
Switzerland's Grimselpass: Rock Movement
Stump Cross Caverns: Stalagmite Monitoring
Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
Swiss Alps: Glacier Research

Ecology

Bahamas: Marine Ecology
Costa Rica: Tropical Biodiversity
ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Solar Decathlon
Delaware: Environmental Observing System
Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
Pocono Comparative Lakes Program: Aquatic Research

Electric Field & Lightning Warning

Peru: Lightning in the Highlands

Evapotranspiration & Commercial Irrigation

California: Irrigation Control
New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
NM Climate Center: ETo & Weather Monitoring
NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
Arizona: Meteorological Network

Fire Weather

New Zealand: Fire Weather Network

Flood Warning (ALERT)

Virginia: ALERT System
Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
New Zealand: Lahar Observations
Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair

Historical Preservation

Egypt's Sphinx: Weather Monitoring
Egypt: Preserving King Tut's Tomb
China's Mogao Grottoes: Historical Preservation
Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring

Irrigation and Canal Control

Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network
Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District`
California: Irrigation Control

Micrometeorology

California: Turbulence Study in Walnut Orchard

Mining

Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
Peru: Cuajone Copper Mine
Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
London: Underground Excavation

Oceanography

New Zealand: Auckland Estuaries Oceanographic Research
Liberty Bay: Weather & Water Quality Station
Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Long Island Sound: Water Quality
Florida: Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico
Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean: Weather Monitoring

Permafrost

Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research

Photovoltaics

Retailer Goes Solar

Plant Physiology

University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
Space Farmers

Polar & High Altitude

Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
New Hampshire: Mount Washington
Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Antarctica: Mawson's Hut Historical Preservation
Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research

Road Weather--RWIS

Italy: Road Weather Modeling
English Channel Tunnel IceWatch System

Rural Water

Duck Creek: Water System Monitoring & Control
Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
Elsinore, UT: Water System Monitoring and Control
Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
Mantua: Water System Monitoring & Control
Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District`
Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network
Paradise: Water System Monitoring and Control

SCADA

SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
JVWCD: Culinary Water Quality

Soil Science & Soil Moisture

Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
Space Farmers

Solar Energy

Retailer Goes Solar
Solar Decathlon

Stormwater

Virginia: ALERT System
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof

Structural Health Monitoring

Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
Northampton: Concrete Performance Research
Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair

Transportation

Ohio: Monitoring Sinking Highway
Mexico: Six Airports Get Weather Stations
Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
English Channel Tunnel IceWatch System
Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
Williamsburg Bridge: Load Testing
Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
London: Underground Excavation
Port of Tyne: Weather Monitoring

Utilities

Wales: Wind Prospecting
Clark Fork River: Water Quality
Retailer Goes Solar
NAHB: Energy Use Monitoring
Utah Energy Industry: Air Quality and Met Monitoring
Solar Decathlon
Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair

Vehicle Testing & Performance

Aston Martin: Environmental Testing
Daewoo Motors: Durability Testing
Rover: Performance & Durability Testing
Phyl Ayliff: Brake Testing
Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment

Water Level and Flow

Carbon Canal: Water Level
New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District`
Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
St. Johns River Water Management District
Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System

Water Quality

Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
OBS Turbidity Sensors
Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
Camp Bullis: Well Water Quality
Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
Clark Fork River: Water Quality
Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
Desert Research Institute: Wellbore Logging
Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Neuse Estuary: Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
Pocono Comparative Lakes Program: Aquatic Research

Weather & Climate

Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in Shenandoah National Park
China: Erhai (Ear) Lake Weather and Water
Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
New Hampshire: Mount Washington
Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
NETL in WV: Meteorological Data Monitoring
Alaska: Aviation Weather
Korea: Comparing Precipitation Gages
Mexico: Six Airports Get Weather Stations
Atlanta, GA: 1996 Summer Olympics: Realtime Weather Monitoring
Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Peru: Cuajone Copper Mine
Delaware: Environmental Observing System
NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
Norwegian Agricultural Network: Pest Forecasting
Port of Tyne: Weather Monitoring
Alaska: Boating Safety
Egypt's Sphinx: Weather Monitoring
Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
Costa Rica: Banana Production
Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: Weather Stations
Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
Bucknell University: Weather Station
NM Climate Center: ETo & Weather Monitoring
Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
West Texas Mesonet