West Texas Mesonet
The West Texas Mesonet measures the following parameters:
Observations every minute
- 10-meter wind speed and direction (average 1-minute with peak 3-second gust)
- 9-meter temperature
- 20-foot wind speed
- 2-meter wind speed
- 2-meter temperature
- 2-meter solar radiation
- 1.5-meter temperature/relative humidity/dewpoint
- Barometric pressure (station pressure, sea-level pressure, and altimeter)
- Precipitation (rainfall and melted snow/ice)
Observations every fifteen minutes
- Soil Temperatures (average) under natural sod at 2 inches, 4 inches, and 8 inches
- Soil Temperatures (average) under bare soil at 2 inches and 8 inches
- Soil Moisture at 2 inches, 8 inches, 24 inches, and 30 inches
- Leaf Wetness
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National Wind Institute
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Address
1009 Canton Ave., MS 3155 Lubbock, TX 79409-3155 -
Phone
National Wind Institute - 806.742.3476; Renewable Energy - 806.742.6284 -
Email
National Wind Institute - nwi@ttu.edu; Renewable Energy - windenergy@ttu.edu