Aldoga (Gladstone) 2015 hourly meteorological data

Period of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2015 (site offline 15 May to 20 December due to solar power system failure and site infrastructure upgrade)
Site location: Latitude: -23.8409; Longitude: 151.0627
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Background
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies, except for:

• Temperature and relative humidity sensors located 10 metres above ground level (21 December to 31 December).
• Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor.

Wind: Mechanical cup and vane (1 January to 15 May); Ultrasonic sensor (21 December to 31 December)

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.
• The wind direction sensor is aligned to magnetic north. The reported wind direction is referenced to true north by application of a magnetic declination correction of +10 degrees to the sensor output value.

Temperature: Platinum resistance sensor (1 January to 15 May); Capacitive ceramic sensor (21 December to 31 December)

• Height above ground level: 2 metres (1 January to 15 May)
• Height above ground level: 10 metres (21 December to 31 December).

Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor (21 December to 31 December)

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor (21 December to 31 December)

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor (21 December to 31 December)

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.