Case Study Library

Agriculture & Plants

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

Air Quality & Pollution

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

Aquaculture

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

Avalanche, Ski, Alpine & Polar

Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
ZERO: High Arctic Ecosystem Research
Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
Antarctica: Mawson's Hut Historical Preservation
Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting

Bridge Monitoring

Utah: Post-Tensioned, GFRP, Precast Bridge Deck
Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
Oregon: Interstate 5 Bridge
Oregon: Kamal's Bridge Structural Response
Oregon: Fremont Bridge Monitoring
Pennsylvania: Field Testing the Shippingport Bridge
Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
Williamsburg Bridge: Load Testing

Building Structures

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

Construction

Utah: Post-Tensioned, GFRP, Precast Bridge Deck

Dam Monitoring—Structural

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

Ecology

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

Electric Field and Lightning Warning

Peru: Lightning in the Highlands

Evapotranspiration & Commercial Irrigation

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

Fire Weather

New Zealand: Fire Weather Network

Flood Warning (ALERT)

North Carolina: ALERT Stations Updated
Virginia: ALERT System
Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
New Zealand: Lahar Observations
Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair

Geotechnical

San Diego: Slope Monitoring

Green Buildings & Green Roofs

Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel

Historical Preservation

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

HVAC

North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel

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

Oceanography

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

Pavement and Roads

Korea: Damage from Freezing Roads

Permafrost

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

Railway Monitoring

San Diego: Slope Monitoring

Road Weather--RWIS

English Channel Tunnel IceWatch System
Italy: Road Weather Modeling
Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
Korea: Damage from Freezing Roads

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

Slope Stability

San Diego: Slope Monitoring

Soil Science & Soil Moisture

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

Solar Energy

Retailer Goes Solar
Solar Decathlon
North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel

Stormwater

Virginia: ALERT System
Florida: Water Diversion Control
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof

Structural Health Monitoring

Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
Northampton: Concrete Performance Research
Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
Utah: Post-Tensioned, GFRP, Precast Bridge Deck
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
Florida: Water Diversion Control
Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
Peru: Glacier Monitoring
Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District`
New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
Florida: St. Johns River Water Management District
Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System

Water Quality

Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
OBS Turbidity Sensors
New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
Camp Bullis: Well Water Quality
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

NETL in WV: Meteorological Data Monitoring
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
Korea: Comparing Precipitation Gages
Alaska: Aviation Weather
Peru: Glacier Monitoring
Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
U.S. Climate Reference Network
Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
Atlanta, GA: 1996 Summer Olympics: Realtime Weather Monitoring
Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Mexico: Six Airports Get Weather Stations
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

Wind Energy

Wales: Wind Prospecting
California: Wind Farm Monitoring