Innovations in Hydro-Meteorological Observatories for Sustainable Environmental Monitoring
This document showcases various design principles and technologies used in the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory project, aiming to enhance data collection in meteorology and hydrology for sustainable land monitoring. Key features include robust, low-cost, and self-calibrating systems to address common frustrations in data collection practices.
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Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory Nick van de Giesen (n.c.vandegiesen@tudelft.nl) John Selker (OSU) 1
Background 60% world s uncultivated arable land! 3
Background WMO Stations 4
Background WMO Stations 5
Background WMO Stations 5,000 6
Background Leapfrog: 20,000 TAHMO Stations! 7
Design Principles Robust Picture: Jens Liebe No moving parts No cavities Cheap (<$500) Self calibrating Cross calibrating 8
Design Principles Robust Picture: Jens Liebe No moving parts No cavities Cheap (<$500) Self calibrating Cross calibrating 9
Design Principles Robust Picture: Jens Liebe No moving parts No cavities Cheap (<$500) Self calibrating Cross calibrating 10
Design Principles Robust Picture: Jens Liebe No moving parts No cavities Cheap (<$500) Self calibrating Cross calibrating 11
Design Three frustrations No data Expensive equipment, maintenance End with project 12
Design Precipitation Video disdrometer Microwave disdrometer >10,000 Euros Laser disdrometer Joss-Waldvogel (acoustic) 13
Design Precipitation Coen Degen Piezo ceramic element 14
Design Precipitation Coen Degen Sources: Tropical raindrop anatomy, S.K. Shariah et al. & Newtonian drop impact with a solid surface , B.L. Scheller and D.W. Bousfield 15
Design Precipitation 8 10 = 10 7,34 s E D Coen Degen 16
Design One sensor down n to go! 17
Design Present model 18
Operation Business case: Insurance Droughts Floods Diseases? 19
Operation MoU 21
Operation Communication 22
Education School-2-School Develop environmental education package Teach children about their environment Teach children about their environmental connectedness 23
Education Role out TAHMO School-to-School 24
Education Role out TAHMO High schools curriculum 25
Education International Climate Team - Idaho 26
Education School2School program Sister school Costs sharing Involvement Sharing ideas 27
Education Role out TAHMO High schools curriculum 28
Education Associate with schools Develop environmental education package Teach children about their environment Teach children about their environmental connectedness 29
Education Universities Nairobi Akure Sensor Design Competition 30
Education In field calibration competition 31
Next steps Pilots Ghana Kenya Uganda 32
Join! WWW.TAHMO.ORG n.c.vandegiesen@tudelft.nl 33
