Automatic weather station

[1] An AWS will typically consist of a weather-proof enclosure containing the data logger, rechargeable battery, telemetry (optional) and the meteorological sensors with an attached solar panel or wind turbine and mounted upon a mast.

Nowadays, the solar panel, wind turbine and mobile phone technology have made it possible to have wireless stations that are not connected to the electrical grid or hardline telecommunications network.

In high quality weather stations, the data-logger may be designed by the supplier to be the perfect solution for a particular meteorological client.

Indeed, usually data-loggers found in the market don't fit the requirement in terms of power consumption, inputs, communication, protection against animals (ants, rats, etc.

The output from the solar panels may be supplemented by a wind turbine to provide power during periods of poor sunlight, or by direct connection to the local electrical grid.

An Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations Project AWS in Antarctica
An RWIS station
Data-logger for automatic weather station
Enclosure with solar panel for data-logger of weather station