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5 th Int. Workshop on Ice Caves (IWIC – V)
Barzio (LC), Valsassina, Grigna and Milano, September 16 – 23, 2012
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characterized by an ultrasonic anemometer in the depth of the glacier
cave, various air, ground and ice temperature measurement point, and a
conventional meteorological-climatological station, and how they have
been overcome. From a system design point of view, performing
continuous measurements at ice cave adds the usual requirements of
remote sites to specific problems, among which the large size of
measurement field (from one to two orders of magnitude larger than
conventional meteorological stations), the frequent to continuous
occurrence of temperature below 0 °C in part of the measurement field,
and the limited availability of solar energy due to shadowing effects and
thickness of snow cover. Last, but not least, the necessity to interfere the
less possible with site‟s environment. The solution to these problems at LO
LC 1650 site involved selection and customization of special equipment,
defining a suitable architecture, and devise proper installation and
maintenance practices. The specific methods adopted are presented in the
poster, to the benefit of anyone who would like to repeat the experience
somewhere else.
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