General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal frame, radiation shield, parts/ synthetic thermistor mount

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

63.5 cm

Width

20.2 cm

Height

79.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Mounting equipment for a temperature sensor of the type used by the Meteorological Service of Canada to gather temperature data across Canada, probably typical of the installations at MAPS1 and IWD automatic station installations from about 1980 to the present (2004) [See Supp. Info. 2004.0318]. Part of a large collection of meteorological instruments acquired from the Meteorological Service of Canada (previously Atmospheric Environment Service) by the CSTM since 1967. MSC is the government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating meteorological data and forecasts in Canada. It was founded in 1871 in Toronto where it is still headquartered. The MSC was originally on the University of Toronto downtown campus but moved to Downsview in 1971 on land owned by UofT. The headquarters houses laboratories, research facilities and calibration and instrument maintenance facilities (now largely contracted out).

Function

The mounting equipment for an atmospheric temperature sensor, including a radiation shield and bracket for installation on an anemometer tower at an automated meteorological observing station.

Technical

An example of an apparatus used to mount a temperature sensor on a tower, used with temperature sensor YSI 44212, built for AES by Valcom (Valcom Ltd. of Guelph, ON). It includes a shield to protect the sensor from the heating effects of the sun (Ref. 1). From MSC meteorologict Ken Devine: this appears to be a flat plate radiation shield (Ref. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

none

Missing

appears complete - lacks hardware to mount temperature sensor

Finish

glossy white painted bracket/ glossy black and white painted radiation shield/ white synthetic thermistor mount

Decoration

N/A