Introduction: The Critical Role of Accurate Rainfall Data
Precise precipitation data is the bedrock of modern environmental management and public safety. This information is foundational for a wide range of critical applications, from issuing timely flood disaster warnings and scheduling agricul...
In the traditional field of hydrological monitoring, we are accustomed to physical tools like dipsticks, rulers, or floating bobbers. However, modern industry has transformed this simple act of measurement into a high-precision science. With the leap in Non-Contact Flow Meter technology—spec...
How can we measure something that’s invisible, mixed up in something we can’t survive without? This question lies at the center of handling our most precious resource: water. To get the answer, I went through the tech manual of a particular tool, the RD-WDCO2 sensor, that gauges dissolved carbon ...
Introduction: Accurate solar radiation data plays a key role.
To correctly measure the amount of solar radiation needed for different reasons such as renewable energy, weather forecasting, and atmospheric research. To get reliable results, we need to take out different parts of the sunlight that ...
Intro: The Promise of Instant Nutrient Measurements
Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) – the three most critical macronutrients for supporting healthy plant life. Until recently, the only option for measuring these key nutrients was to send your sample to a laboratory for analysis. T...
When you see the weather forecast saying “There will be rain in some areas”, have you ever wondered exactly where the rain will fall in the fields? When frost warnings sound, how can farmers precisely protect each young seedling? The white equipment quietly standing in the fields and ...
When you see an old farmer squatting by the ridge of a field, grabbing a handful of soil and pinching it, lost in thought – he is interpreting the oldest code of the land: soil moisture. Today, a metal probe inserted into the soil is conducting the same or even deeper dialogue in a digital ...
A Paradigm Shift in Hydrological Monitoring Led by Doppler Radar Sensors, from Flood Warning to Mekong River Irrigation Management
[Major Breakthrough in Global Hydrological Monitoring]
On the eve of the 2024 flood season, a Radar Velocity Meter system deployed in the middle reaches of a major ri...
Southeast Asia—In the early morning, the rice fields of Chiang Mai, Thailand, awaken with the first light. Farmer Somchai walks toward an unassuming metal device at the edge of the field—a tipping bucket rain gauge. It stands quietly, its bucket connected to a small data module. Somchai opens his...