Product Testing and Research Capabilities with Mount Washington Observatory
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1 Product Testing and Research Capabilities with Mount Washington Observatory Cyrena-Marie Briede Director of Summit Operations April 4, 2013 Polar Technology Conference
2 Introduction About Mount Washington Introduction Lay of the land Meteorological summary Product Testing and Research Past projects Current facilities and services Mesonet Details
3 Introduction Ken Rancourt- DSO Emeritus Cyrena Briede- DSO
4 Introduction
5 What is Mount Washington? New Hampshire 6288 (1917 m) ASL Home of the non-profit Observatory since 1932 Measured World Record wind speed 231 mph on April 12, 1934 Five separate entities on summit
6 Mount Washington Observatory
7 Mount Washington State Park, Sherman Adams Visitor Center
8 White Mountain National Forest
9 Mount Mt. Washington Auto Auto Road Road
10 Mount Washington Auto Road
11 Mount Washington Cog Railway
12 Meteorology Annual average temperature: 27 F (-3 C) Record low: -47 F (-44 C) Average winter temp: 10 F (-12 C) Wind: Annual average 35 mph (16 m/s) Record high: 231 mph (103 m/s) Precipitation: 100" liquid annually (254 cm) Average 281" of frozen precipitation (714 cm) In the fog 60% of the time annually Icing: Perfect combination of subzero temperatures, moisture, and high winds provide ample rime ice (freezing fog) and glaze ice (clear ice) in spring, fall, and winter
13 Meteorology- Rime
14 Meteorology- Oct 2012
15 Meteorology- Jan 2013
16 Meteorology- Feb 2013
17 Research and Product Testing Research Disciplines Cloud physics Mountain meteorology Cosmic ray flux Rime and glaze ice formation Boundary layer dynamics High elevation climate change Atmospheric chemistry Tree-line elevation maintenance Alpine and subalpine flora and fauna Partners NASA Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) University of New Hampshire Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States National Forest Service Appalachian Mountain Club National Weather Service (NWS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
18 Research and Product Testing One day from Boston, New York City, Montreal, Portland, Providence Subarctic environment NWS Station, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Computer programmers Accomplished meteorologists Educational specialists State-of-the-art facility High-speed internet Phone and video conferencing Exterior tower and deck testing space Climate-controlled indoor testing space All the comforts of home Fully-stocked kitchen Bunkrooms Products: tents, coffee makers, dialysis, wind turbines, clothing Procedures, techniques, implementation If it can survive Mount Washington, it can survive anywhere!
19 Research and Product Testing
20 Research and Product Testing
21 Research and Product Testing
22 Mesonet Summit Hourly METAR Wind speed (heated pitot) Wind direction Temp and RH (psychrometer) Max and min temperature Sky cover Precipitation Pressure Visibility
23 Mesonet KMWN Z 31078G89KT 0SM -SHSN FZFG BLSN VV000 M16/M16 RMK PK WND 32096/18 SHSNB25 VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 32079G90KT 0SM FZFG VV000 M15/M15 RMK PK WND 31099/31 VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 31084G91KT 0SM FZFG VV000 M15/M15 RMK PK WND 31095/17 VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 32079G88KT 1/16SM FZFG VV000 M15/M15 RMK PK WND 31091/49 VRY LGT ICG 4/ KMWN Z 31074G80KT 1/16SM FZFG VV001 M15/M15 RMK VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 31072G76KT 35SM FEW000 FEW001 FEW005 BKN015 BKN240 M14/M16 RMK VIRGA NW-NE BLSN FEW000 HZ DSNT ALQDS KMWN Z 31066G76KT 35SM VCSH FEW000 OVC015 M13/M16 RMK VIS E-SE 1 VIRGA NW-N VCSH N-SE BLSN FEW000 BINOVC KMWN Z 30069G79KT 100SM FEW000 SCT005 SCT015 BKN240 M13/M17 RMK CCSL NW-SE BLSN FEW000 KMWN Z 31073G80KT 100SM FEW000 FEW002 SCT005 SCT015 BKN240 M14/M19 RMK PK WND 31090/1759 CCSL N-SE BLSN FEW000 KMWN Z 30078G82KT 100SM SCT000 SCT002 SCT015 BKN240 M14/M18 RMK PK WND 31093/02 BLSN SCT000 4/ KMWN Z 31086G90KT 100SM SCT000 SCT002 BKN240 M15/M18 RMK PK WND 30096/32 BLSN SCT000 KMWN Z 30071G82KT 1/16SM FZFG BLSN BKN000 M16/M16 RMK PK WND 31087/19 FZFG BKN000 FZFG INTMT VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 30074G83KT 1/16SM FZFG BLSN BKN000 M17/M17 RMK FZFG BKN000 VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 30075KT 0SM FZFG BLSN VV000 M18/M18 RMK VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 30068G76KT 0SM FZFG BLSN VV000 M18/M18 RMK PK WND 30089/09 VRY LGT ICG SUN DMLY VSBL KMWN Z 00075G85KT 0SM FZFG BLSN VV000 M18/M18 RMK PK WND 30091/43 VRY LGT ICG / KMWN Z 30069G78KT 0SM FZFG BLSN VV000 M18/M18 RMK PK WND 30087/01 VRY LGT ICG KMWN Z 30074G83KT 0SM FZFG BLSN VV000 M19/M19 RMK PK WND 30089/30 VRY LGT ICG
24 Mesonet 18 Additional Sites Temperature Humidity Wind Speed CR10X or CR1000 loggers Webcam Radio or wifi data transmission Solar powered 600 asl to 5000 East, south, and west of summit
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30 Mesonet Auto Road Vertical Profile Temperature Humidity
31 Mesonet Extreme Conditions: Summit Various Conditions: mesonet Looking to expand mesonet Only WMO Regional Instrument Center (RIC) in the USA
32 Mesonet Weather tab Current Summit Conditions Auto Road Vertical Profile Mesonet Research.MountWashington.org Product Testing Research
33 Conclusion Familiar with Mount Washington Extreme meteorology (140 mph, -35 F) Experienced in testing and research Natural Laboratory (we break stuff!) Mesonet of 18 weather stations Planning testing now
34 Questions?
35 Research and Product Testing Mesonet Inventory as of Mesonet Site Trango Radio Deliber -ant Radio Free wave Radio Ubiq -uiti Radio CR100 0 Logge r CR10 X Logge r Axis 213 Webca m Toshiba IK- HMP45 T107 WB21A Webcam RM Young Hydrotec h Ice Detector (Type) Solar Panels (Qty) Batteries (Qty) Router - Firewall Network Switch UPS Tower Mast Tripod ARVP 2300 X X X X 1 1 TRIPOD ARVP 3300 X X X X 2 1 TRIPOD ARVP 4000 X X X X 2 2 TRIPOD ARVP 4300 X X X X 1 1 TRIPOD ARVP 5300 X X X X 2 2 TRIPOD Attitash X X X X X X X X X(2) X(8) X Bartlett X X X X X X X Bretton Woods X X X * X * X X X X X MAST Cannon X (2) X X * X * X X X Rose mount X TOWER Cog Base X X X X X X X TOWER Cog 4500 X X X* X* X X X Camp bell X(4) X(10) X MAST Cranmore X X X X X X X Glen House/Auto Rd X X X X X Highland Center X X X X X X MAST Lakes of the Clouds X X X X X Mizpah Hut X X X X Jackson X X X X X X X X X(2) X(3) X MAST Tucks X X X X X X TOWER Wildcat X X X X X X X X(5) X(6) X TOWER
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