THE LAKE THUNDERBIRD MICRONET PROJECT

The Lake Thunderbird Micronet is a dense network of environmental sensors and a meteorological tower situated on ∼10 acres of rural land in central Oklahoma. The Micronet was established in the spring of 2002 as part of a grassroots effort by a team of faculty and researchers at the University of Ok...

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Published inBulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 811 - 823
Main Authors Shapiro, Alan, Klein, Petra M., Arms, Sean C., Bodine, David, Carney, Matthew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.06.2009
Subjects
Atmospherics
Climate change
Climate models
College students
Colleges & universities
Critical thinking
Data collection
Data transmission
Donations
Field study
Global positioning systems
GPS
Graduate students
Graduate studies
Humidity
Meteorology
Meteors
Pyranometers
R&D
Radiation
Rain gauges
Research & development
Sensors
Solar radiation
Weather
Weather data loggers
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Summary:The Lake Thunderbird Micronet is a dense network of environmental sensors and a meteorological tower situated on ∼10 acres of rural land in central Oklahoma. The Micronet was established in the spring of 2002 as part of a grassroots effort by a team of faculty and researchers at the University of Oklahoma to provide unique training and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in meteorology and related environmental sciences. The history and design of the Micronet and use of the Micronet in undergraduate and graduate student training and research are described. Examples of interesting phenomena sampled at the Micronet are also presented.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/2008BAMS2727.1