What kind of instrumentation is needed for weather prediction?
Vaisala’s WXT-520 weather multi-sensor, measuring wind, rain, humidity, temperature, and barometric pressure, is used for this application. Each remote station is equipped with this instrument and deployed in a manner for best prediction results. UMBRELA’s housing design is such that it provides a small footprint and ground mounting procedures to keep it from being pulled out of its foundations when encountering the tornado force winds. The cabinet is constructed with 10 gauge hardened steel built to withstand a .22 caliber shot at point-blank range. How does it work? UMBRELA is designed to be deployed in areas of high tornado zones, including areas in the United States known as “Tornado Alley” encompassing a number of states in the south central portion of the country. A remote station detects a sudden drop in pressure or detects hail, the CLUE program initiates its comparative logic and compares data with the other remote stations and where the impending tornado is to occur, the mast
