Featured Case Studies
Louisiana: Sinkhole Monitoring
In August 2012, RESPEC was contracted to provide field instrumentation and early-warning monitoring services at a developing sinkhole on the western flank of... read more
The Key To Improving RWIS Network Accuracy: Density
The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) is responsible for monitoring and proactively managing the province’s road network. Given Ontario’s sheer size, population dispersion, and... read more
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Weather Applications Supported
Agriculture and Plants
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- Brazil: FUNCEME Hydro-Meteorological Network
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Norfolk Agricultural monitoring station with Konect
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Air Quality and Pollution
Avalanche, Ski, Alpine, and Polar
- Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: Weather Stations
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Mt. Kilimanjaro: Mass Balance
- Northern Canada: Hydro-electric Power Forecasting
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- SNOTEL: Snowpack Telemetry Systems
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
Aviation Weather
- Alaska: Aviation Weather
- Automated Precision in Aircraft De-Icing
- Cloud Base and Visibility Sensors for Military Aviation
- Instrumented Runway Visual Range (IRVR) System for Civil Aviation
- Mexico: Six Airports Get Automatic Weather Stations
- Sao Tome: Airport Weather System
- Weather Monitoring at Polish Airfield
Coastal Monitoring
Ecology
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico Climate Center: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Texas: Water Conservation
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
Fire Weather
Lightning Warning and Electric Field
Marine Weather
Oceanography
- Atlantic Ocean: Weather Monitoring
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Florida: Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Liberty Bay: Weather and Water Quality Station
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- New Zealand: Auckland Estuaries Oceanographic Research
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Road Weather—RWIS
Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Measurement
Soil Science and Soil Moisture
Weather and Climate
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Alberta: Crop Dusting
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Atlanta, GA: Real-time Weather Monitoring at 1996 Summer Olympics
- Austin College Weather Station
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Australia: OzFace—Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Bolivia, Andes Mountains: Climate Research
- Brazil: FUNCEME Hydro-Meteorological Network
- Bucknell University: Weather Station
- California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- China: Erhai (Ear) Lake Weather and Water
- Cloud Base and Visibility Sensors for Military Aviation
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Delaware: Environmental Observing System
- Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: Weather Stations
- Egypt's Sphinx: Weather Monitoring
- ExoMars—Going to Mars
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Korea: Comparing Precipitation Gages
- Moldova: Disaster Risk Mitigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- NETL in WV: Meteorological Data Monitoring
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- New Hampshire: Mount Washington
- New Mexico Climate Center: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
- Norwegian Agricultural Network: Pest Forecasting
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Solar-Energy Programs
- Peru: Cuajone Copper Mine
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Port of Tyne: Wind Monitoring
- Stump Cross Caverns: Stalagmite Monitoring
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Ten Mile Canyon, CO: Avalanche Forecasting
- The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- UK Met Office MMS Project
- Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in Shenandoah National Park
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
- Weather Monitoring on Mont Blanc
- West Texas Mesonet
Water Applications Supported
Aquaculture
Coastal Monitoring
Dam Monitoring—Water Level
Flood Warning Systems
Geothermal Energy
Irrigation and Canal Control
Mining
Oceanography
- Atlantic Ocean: Weather Monitoring
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Florida: Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Liberty Bay: Weather and Water Quality Station
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- New Zealand: Auckland Estuaries Oceanographic Research
- Washington, Puget Sound: Ferry Weather
Rural Water
- Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network
- Duck Creek: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Elsinore, UT: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Mantua: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Paradise: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Measurement
Wastewater
Water Level and Flow
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Carbon Canal: Water Level
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District
- Florida: St. Johns River Water Management District
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Louisiana: Sinkhole Monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- New Mexico: SCADA System
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- River Heights: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics in Lake Toolik
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
- Camp Bullis: Well Water Quality
- China: Erhai (Ear) Lake Weather and Water
- Clark Fork River: Water Quality
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Desert Research Institute: Wellbore Logging
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- Neuse Estuary: Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- OBS Turbidity Sensors
- Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
- Pocono Comparative Lakes Program: Aquatic Research
- Washington: Cedar River Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Energy Applications Supported
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
Gas Flux & Turbulence Applications Supported
Gas Flux & Turbulence
- Australia: OzFace—Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- California: Turbulence Study in Walnut Orchard
- Canada: Forest Carbon Sequestration
- Central Asia: Rangeland CO2 Monitoring
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- India: Rice-Field Greenhouse Gases
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- Tasmania: Ecological Research
Infrastructure Applications Supported
Bridge Monitoring
- California: Irrigation Control
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Delaware River: Bridge Health
- Delaware: Urgent Action on Bridge
- Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
- Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
- Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
- Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
- Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
- Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
- Pennsylvania: Field Testing the Shippingport Bridge
- Williamsburg Bridge: Load Testing
Building Structures
Dam Monitoring—Structural
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- London: Underground Excavation
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Norway: Construction, Aquaculture
- Ohio: Monitoring Sinking Highway
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring
Green Buildings and Green Roofs
Historical Preservation
Mining
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Seismic
Slope Stability
Structural Health Monitoring
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Delaware River: Bridge Health
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- Medway Bridge: Monitoring Deck Movement
- Menai Bridge: Load Monitoring
- Northampton: Concrete Performance Research
- Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
Soil Applications Supported
Agriculture and Plants
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- Brazil: FUNCEME Hydro-Meteorological Network
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Norfolk Agricultural monitoring station with Konect
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Rural Irrigation
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Dam Monitoring—Structural
- Canada, Confederation Bridge: Structural Monitoring
- Castillo de San Marcos: Crack Monitoring
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Wolf Creek Dam Repair
- London: Underground Excavation
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Norway: Construction, Aquaculture
- Ohio: Monitoring Sinking Highway
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring