[wxqc] Correct anemometer height

[Sam Drinkard]

gary.oldham at adelphia.net wrote:

>33 ft./10 meters is the international standard, but also factored in is distance from nearby obstacles.  Really the best thing to do is to read the CWOP Instrument Siting Guide which gives good advice about placement of all weather instrumentation.  The document can be had at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dshelms/CWOP_Guide.pdf
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>Gary
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>gary.oldham(at)adelphia.net
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>---- Steve Schlei <here_tivo at yahoo.com> wrote: 
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>Can someone tell me what the proper height of the anemometer should be.  Currently mine is at the top of a 4"x4" wooded post about six feet off the ground.  I would like to increase that height to get more "official" readings.
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>  Steve
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Then again, it depends if you want a 2m reading or a 10m reading.  
Ideally, both would be nice, but since we pretty much base things on the 
10m wind,  33' is the number.  As Gary says, the deployment guide is the 
place for all that good info..

Sam

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