Between December 2017 and March 2018, the median temperature was -8°C, with a minimum temperature of -25°C on February 2018. On the other hand, the highest recorded temperature was 28°C on May 2018. According to historical weather data for the measurement site, temperatures can go as low as -30°C.

Wind sensors have a critical role in the wind energy industry.

Construction companies can use historical and live wind data to improve the safety and efficiency of tower crane operations. Historical data helps identify periods with a higher risk of strong winds, allowing contractors to schedule critical lifts more effectively, while live measurements support real-time decisions. By centralising wind data, crane rental companies can provide site-specific forecasts and estimate the likelihood of "winded-off" days, helping reduce delays and improve project planning.

Universities and research organisations monitor the weather to gain knowledge, and factors like accuracy and precision become more important.

The processes that produce wind are complex and dependent on many factors - some examples are air temperature, the distribution of land and water, and even Earth’s rotation. In simple terms, wind is caused by a pressure.

Weather scientists have studied windshear in depth, developing many mathematical models to describe it. Windshear is normally combined with turbulence, which can be described as a random three-dimensional movement of the wind. Turbulence is caused when the wind interacts with natural or man-made obstacles.

WINDCRANE focuses on durability and heavy-duty applications, while providing the most common weather measurement options: wind speed, wind direction and temperature. However, additional inputs are available on request. It is also a user-friendly system that comes factory-configured and minimises installation time.

WindLogger: An Affordable and Powerful Tool for Weather Research

Weather monitoring and analysis is commonly associated with renewable energy investments such as wind and solar power. However, it is also a powerful research tool, with the main difference that in research the goal is to generate knowledge rather than profits.

Performance of Monitoring Equipment in the Extreme Cold

WINDLogger is a rugged weather monitoring solution that offers a high degree of customization in terms of available sensors and battery life optimization, while being able to operate within a broad range of ambient temperatures.

NASA’s Research on Microscopic Life in Antarctica with WINDLogger

Understanding how microorganisms can thrive in extreme environments here on Earth could provide some insight on how to approach the search of extraterrestrial life.

Atacama Desert Extreme Weather Research with WINDLogger

The Research Group for Earth Observation (RGOE) started a project with the purpose of analyzing climate change and determining its exact causes, where weather monitoring is a key element of the research.