UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILLIPINES

Bo. Obrero, Davao City

In Partial Fulfillment Of The

Requirements for the Subject
WATER RESOURCES (MEPCE 139)

Laboratory Exercise #2

AGROMETEOROLOGICAL
RESEARCH STATION

Submitted by: ENGR. ADONIS C. BIBAT

Submitted to: DR. IRVIN C. GENERALAO
November 2019
Contents
OUTDOOR INSTRUMENTS.....................................................................................3
AGROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION.................................................3
AEROVANE.........................................................................................................3
LIGHTNING ARRESTERS (TWO)..........................................................................4
CAMPBELL–STOKES RECORDER.......................................................................4
STEVENSON SCREEN.........................................................................................5
EVAPORATION PAN............................................................................................5
TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GUAGES........................................................................6
INDOOR INSTRUMENTS.........................................................................................7
FOUR MEASURING DEVICES FOR PRESSURE...................................................7
MEASURING DEVICE FOR WIND........................................................................8
MEASURING DEVICE FOR RAINFALL.................................................................9
Comments..............................................................................................................9
TASK: TO ENGAGE ON DEVICES, PROCEDURES AND OTHER RELATED
OPERATION
LOCATION: AGROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION
USEP TAGUM
ACTIVITY CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 FROM 10 AM
12NN.

OUTDOOR INSTRUMENTS

AGROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH
STATION
The Agrometeorological Station (Agro-Met) is
another derivative station using the
advanced remote data-acquisition unit (arQ)
geared with multi-parameter weather sensors
which can simultaneously measure wind
speed speed and direction; air temperature;
air humidity; air pressure, rain amount,
duration and intensity, soil moisture and
temperature, solar radiation, and sunshine
duration.

AEROVANE
A vane anemometer combines a propeller and a tail on the same
axis to obtain accurate and precise wind speed and
direction measurements.
 Aerovane placed 10 m from the ground

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 LIGHTNING ARRESTERS (TWO)
Station type arresters
provide the highest degree
of protection and should be
used where the cost of the
protected equipment or the
importance of service
continuity justifies the
extra investment on their
account.
 
The performance of any
arrester is dependent on a
good connection to ground.
Arresters will not function
without a proper ground;
they are totally useless.
 
The arrester should be placed as close as possible to the equipment, that is to
be protected and leads connecting arresters to ground should be kept as short
as possible.
 

CAMPBELL–STOKES RECORDER
 It measures the intensity of sunshine
on any given day. The device consists of
a solid glass sphere, typically about 4
inches in diameter, that concentrates
the sun's rays to an intense spot on a
calibrated paper, resulting in a burn. As
the sun blazes across the sky, the hot
image of the sun traces a scorching path
on the paper. The intensity and the
position of the burn indicates the time
and the strength of the sunshine.

STEVENSON SCREEN
A Stevenson screen or
instrument shelter is a shelter or an
enclosure to
meteorological instruments against
precipitation and direct heat
radiation from outside sources,

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while still allowing air to circulate freely around them. It forms part of a
standard weather station.
 Facing always north
 Elevated 2-2.5m
 Natural ventilated
 Painted white to reflect back the heat
 To measure humidity

EVAPORATION PAN
Measurement of water evaporation. It is normally installed
on a wooden platform set on the ground in a grassy
location. The pan is filled with water and exposed to
represent an open body of water. The pan is filled to within
2.5 inches of the top of the pan. The evaporation rate can be
measured by manual readings or with an analog output
evaporation gauge.

TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GUAGES

A tipping bucket rain gauge has several components that allow it to accurately
measure rainfall. As rain falls, it lands in the funnel of the tipping bucket rain
gauge. The rain travels down the funnel and drips into one of two very carefully
calibrated 'buckets' balanced on a pivot (like a see-saw).
 Around 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM, record the rainfall depth, then emptied the
water inside.

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  Recording rainfall – automatic (connected to the tipping bucket recorder
in the station for every 0.5 mm)
 Non-recording rainfall – manually operated (used when less than 0.5 mm
rainfall depth)

To get the most accurate results from a tipping bucket rain gauge, you need to
properly install the rain gauge.
1. The rain gauge must be positioned on a flat surface – if the surface isn’t flat,
the see-saw may tip
before the bucket has
filled to the calibrated
level, or not tip at all.
If the bucket doesn't
tip at the calibrated
level, the rainfall
calculated will not be
correct. Use a spirit
level to determine
whether a surface is
flat, and then fix the
gauge to the flat
surface to ensure you
are getting an
accurate reading.
2. The rain gauge must
be positioned on a
surface that does not vibrate – surfaces such as a porch or fence can move
and vibrate. The tipping bucket is very sensitive and any vibrations could
cause the gauge to tip even if it is not raining.
3. The instrument must not be positioned near trees – being positioned
near trees could allow leaves or pollen to fall inside the funnel and block it,
causing an inaccurate reading.
4. It must not be positioned in a sheltered area – being positioned in a
sheltered location (such us beside your house or a fence) could significantly
increase or decrease the amount of rain depending on the wind direction,
and cause an inaccurate reading. The gauge should be positioned at least
twice as far away from the object as the object’s height (e.g. if the fence is 6
feet high, the gauge should be positioned at least 12 feet away).
5. Your weather equipment must not be located near any magnetic, steel, or
iron objects – magnetic, steel, or iron objects can affect the amount of time
the magnet will hold the bucket or whether it will hold it all, causing an
inaccurate reading.

INDOOR INSTRUMENTS

FOUR MEASURING DEVICES FOR PRESSURE

ANEROID BAROMETER
An aneroid barometer is an instrument for measuring
1844 by French scientist Lucien Vidi, the aneroid

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barometer uses a small, flexible metal box called an aneroid cell (capsule),
which is made from an alloy of beryllium and copper.

MICROBAROGRAPH
An instrument used to record changes in
atmospheric pressure with an accuracy of microbars.

MERCURIAL BAROMETER
An instrument used to record changes in
atmospheric pressure with an accuracy of
microbars.

DIGITAL BAROMETER
An instrument used to record atmospheric
pressure but displaying slightly different
readings.

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 MEASURING DEVICE FOR WIND

WIND INDICATOR
An instrument used to record wind speed
(right reading) & wind direction (left
reading). This instrument is connected to
the aerovane.

MEASURING DEVICE FOR RAINFALL

TIPPING BUCKET
An instrument used to record rainfall depth in a
function of time.
 Battery operated
 0.5mm rainfall is recorded(automatic) . If
less than 0.5mm, use the non-recording

(manually
operated
rain gauge)

Comments:
 Trees are present near the station.

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 There are animals near the station.
 Trim the lawn using mower. (trim the grass into tiny lawn)