Coastal's series of WMD/Civil Defense stations are the only weather stations available that can both meet the requirements of the WMD response mission and also withstand the rigors associated with this mission.
WEATHERPAK® Tactical Portable Weather Stations / WEATHERPAK® 2000 Portable Weather Stations
WEATHERPAK® Tactical Portable Weather Stations
WEATHERPAK® is one of the the most portable and durable meteorological instruments available to Responders. This weather station tracks weather on the move or instantly when arriving at a designated site.
The WEATHERPAK®weather station weighs only 12 lbs. It can be deployed by one person in under 60 seconds, with literally no tools. It incorporates an internal self-aligning compass, which allows it to find true north on its own; eliminating dangerous orientation errors and time consuming manual alignment procedures necessary with other units.
The WEATHERPAK® has a temperature operating range of
-50° to +150° F, and a wind speed survival rating of 220 mph. It will withstand a drop
onto concrete from 10 feet. It is double o-ring sealed and water immersible and can be
quickly decontaminated after an incident.
WEATHERPAK® computes wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and stability class of the wind. This data is computed on both an average and instantaneous basis.
Each of our WEATHERPAK® weather stations comes with a digital readout display screen, allowing for stand-alone use: No user-supplied computer or monitor is necessary. Serial output is also provided for connection to a PC. The WEATHERPAK® comes tripod or vehicle-mounted, as discussed below.
WEATHERPAK®
TRx Description
The WEATHERPAK® TRx typically mounts on a 3 meter tripod tower, or
in some industrial facilities, on the roof of a building or large tower. Coastal engineers
will integrate radio telemetry into your system per your specifications. The
TRx has the following features:
- All data is transmitted via radio telemetry.
- Standard radio power is 2 watts, with a line-of-sight range up to 5-7 miles.
- Streamlined FCC licensing, freeing our customers from having to provide radios and/or radio license documentation.
Coastal's research in radio data telemetry aims at nothing less than flawless data transfer. Fifteen years of experience in this method of data exchange places us squarely at the forefront of wireless remote environmental data monitoring technology.
Our WEATHERPAK® TRx weather stations operate on D-cell batteries when mounted on a tripod. When installed permanently at a fixed location, the radio telemetry runs off existing power supplies— often with an emergency backup. A key advantage to radio telemetry, besides the obvious lack of wires, is the ability to transmit from one or more WEATHERPAK® weather stations to one or more receivers, simultaneously. This allows for optimal placement of both meteorological instruments and the data displays.
The TRx allows continuous and uninterrupted data delivery from the "hot zone" even in the event of a wind shift that requires the repositioning of Responders or the Command Post.
WEATHERPAK® VM Description
The WEATHERPAK® VM typically mounts on the
roof of a vehicle or building. All data is transmitted via direct hardwire up to 500
feet.
The WEATHERPAK® VM can be powered by 110 volts AC, 220 volts AC, 12 Volts DC or in some remote access cases, solar panels. It maintains all of the advanced features of the WEATHERPAK® TRx, including built-in compass for automatic alignment with true north.
Since the compass is read every 30 seconds, the weather station will work on a moving vehicle (input for vehicle speed is needed for calculation of both true wind speed and true wind direction on a moving platform).
For vehicle-mounted models a quick release rapid connector is supplied which is attached to the roof or a mast on the vehicle. Some departments deploy the WEATHERPAK® when they arrive at the scene, others simply raise the mast when arriving. There are a variety of roof-top or tower-mounted options available.
Please contact us for complete information on a professional weather station and all other meteorological instruments made for military applications.
WEATHERPAK® 2000 Portable Weather Stations
The WEATHERPAK® 2000 is as rugged and reliable as the WEATHERPAK® TRx and features a nearly unlimited array of options to meet any custom requirement.
The WEATHERPAK® 2000 can send data back up to 100 miles using a wide array of telemetry choices (telephone, cell phone, radio or satellite transmitter). WEATHERPAK® 2000 provides the ability to employ custom sampling schemes, calculations, datalogging and management.
The WEATHERPAK® 2000 formats data into a data set that feeds directly and automatically into all known dispersion models for chemicals and radioactive materials.
The U.S. Navy uses our WEATHERPAK® 2000 weather stations in its AMOS program and the U.S. Marines use our WEATHERPAK® 2000 weather stations in their METMF(R) program. Ninety Eight percent of all U.S. Air Force bases have at least one WEATHERPAK® and many of the Air and Army National Guard bases also have a WEATHERPAK®.
The WEATHERPAK® 2000 has spare analog, digital and serial ports for additional sensors, various modes of communications, or displays.
The basic weather station weighs under 35 pounds and fits – with all its weather sensors – into a small suitcase. The WEATHERPAK® 2000 is built around a full 32-bit datalogger and can contain up to 1 full megabyte of SRAM memory. A real-time clock and hardware watchdog timer combined with double o-ring seals and the anti-corrosive design ensures dependable data, on schedule, in any environment, anywhere on Earth.
The station can be ordered with a portable 3-meter tower that sets up in less than 45 seconds and disassembles to fit in a 9 x 9 x 48 inch canvas carry bag. This tower contains batteries for a full 10-days of operation or power can also be externally supplied. Other tower options for different heights or unique applications are available.
The WEATHERPAK® 2000 can be powered by batteries, solar power or AC.
Please contact us for complete information on a professional weather station and all other meteorological instruments made for military applications.
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Standard Sensors:
The exact sensor suite depends on your application, but typically includes wind speed and direction – automatically corrected with a built-in compass. (A 5 minute running average must be calculated, and standard deviation [sigma theta] is calculated.) Air temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure are also available. Other possibilities are rainfall, solar radiation, soil moisture, soil temperature, visibility, cloud height (ceilometer), present weather, compass, GPS, etc. Please contact us for a complete listing and full technical specifications.
Power:
110/220 AC, 12 VDC, solar panel and/or batteries.
Displays:
Vacuum Fluorescent, LCD with back light, Flat panel TFT or PC full screen display and archival. (Display Options)
Towers:
A large number of towers are available ranging from a 3 meter portable tower to 300 foot or higher towers. WEATHERPAK® VM: vehicle mount. (Tower Options)
User Interface/Display Software:
Coastal makes INTERCEPT™ software to collect, display, archive and share data. WEATHERPAK® automatically updates CAMEO® / ALOHA®, and other plume modeling software.
