YOUNG in Action

Applications

Young products are used by customers worldwide for a variety of applications. Here are some examples.

Meteorological Sensor Selection, Siting, and Calibration Guidance US EPA document: Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems Volume IV: Meteorological Measurements
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/documents/volume_iv_meteorological_measurements.pdf

NOAA National Data Buoy Center designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University – The Netherlands http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/aws/index.php

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory-TAO project https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/

University of Massachusetts-Climate system research center remote weather stations in various regions around the world.
Sites at Bolivia http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/sajama/feb98.html
Kilimanjaro http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/kibo.html

National Climatic Data Center https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/

NOAA vessels using Meteorological Instrumentation https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/vessels/vessels.html

Mount Washington Observatory https://www.mountwashington.org/

NOAA: Maintaining the TAO Weather Buoy Network https://www.noaa.gov/multimedia/photos-images/photo-story-so-how-do-you-maintain-huge-weather-buoy-network

HIGH SPEED TRAIN

Ultrasonic anemometer provides detailed wind data for safe and efficient operation of the AVE high speed train connecting Madrid and Seville. The train reaches speeds of 300 km/hr (186 mph). Photo courtesy Carlos Gomez, Geonica, S.A.,

MONITORING FOR HIGH SPEED TRAIN-SPAIN

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WEATHER SENSORS

Alpine Wind Monitor provides ice-free wind readings at the mile-high “swinging” bridge, so named because of its tendency to sway in high winds. Photo courtesy of Baker Perry, Appalachian State University, Boone NC.

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN BRIDGE-NORTH CAROLINA

BIG SKY SKI AREA-MONTANA

AWS ON ICEBERG B-15A

Calved from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000, this 100 mile by 30 mile iceberg was the world’s largest free-floating object until it broke up in 2005. Photo courtesy of Josh Landis, NSF.

GREAT LAKES MARITIME ACADEMY-MICHIGAN

MOBILE MONITORING STATION UTILIZING 3-D SONIC ANEMOMETER

GIJON SEA PORT

Ultrasonic anemometer and other sensors at the busy port of Gijon in northern Spain provide accurate weather data to assist port authority personnel. Photo courtesy Carlos Gomez, Geonica, S.A., Madrid, Spain.

MODEL 81000 SONIC ANEMOMETER ON AIRSHIP-GERMANY

ROADWAY MILLING SYSTEM

Monitoring instruments aboard specialized roadway milling and resurfacing equipment assist in optimizing the milling process with minimal disturbance to local residents.

LAKE MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSE

Wind and temperature sensors face harsh conditions during a storm at South Haven, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Gary Martin , www.coastalbeacons.com

WHISTLER -BLACKCOMB SKI AREA

Whistler Mountain Peak rises behind service building and Wind Monitor at this resort in British Columbia, Canada.

OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY

Monitoring buoy in Long Island Sound. Operated by University of Connecticut, the buoy measures atmospheric and water quality parameters for the “MYSound” project. Photo courtesy David Cohen, University of Connecticut

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Wind Monitor AQ and other sensors record air quality data near Old Faithful geyser.