Trailer Test Deployment #2

Location — National Weather Center
Start Date — 8 November 2024
End Date — 11 November 2024

This is the second test deployment of the TOTAL trailer in an operational-type setting. It followed the same full setup of trailer in a representative deployment. The deployment captured various rounds of rain over the weekend into Monday. This test deployment evaluated the fixes for the few minor issues identified during the first test deployment.

Instruments Utilized During the Test Deployment:

  • NovaLynx 260-2500E-12 Heated Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (with Alter shield)
  • OTT Pluvio2 S 400 mm Heated Weighing Gauge (with Alter shield)
  • CoCoRaHS Cylinder Rain Gauge
  • OTT Parsival2 Disdrometer
  • Vaisala FD70 Forward Scatter Sensor
  • Mobile Mesonet Rack (Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Wind; permanently fixed to front of trailer)
  • AllSkyCams ALLSKY7 360-Degree Camera
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