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A portable meteorological station plus nuclear radiation monitoring system using a BASIC-8052 micro-controller

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2002

Ali Al-Mohamad
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria
Samer Aghabi
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria
Chafic Weiss
Affiliation:
Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria
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Abstract

A portable meteorology station capable of measuring various atmospheric parameters (mainly ambient temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction) was designed and built. The physical quantities were converted to electrical signals using suitable sensors. These signals were then processed and transferred to digital values to be stored in suitable memories. A nuclear radiation alarm system was also built, on the main board, to monitor the nuclear radiation releases levels. The system consists of three main parts: control board, data acquisition board and signals conditioning board. The overall system is controlled by a BASIC-8052 micro-controller.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2002 Royal Meteorological Society

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