What Is Rainfall?
Rainfall So you've come to this site in search of a solution to the question, "What is a rain fall?" Well, let me tell you that you'…
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What Is Rain Rate?
Rain Rate So you've come to this page to find out what a rain rate is. I'm glad you came to the right place. Take note that the terminology o…
What Is Range?
Range So you've come to this article in search of a response to the question, "What is a range?" Well, I can answer that question for y…
What Is A Receiver?
Davis Receiver? So you're trying to figure out what a receiver is. You've come to the right place. I can provide you an answer to that query…
What Is Relative Humidity?
Relative Humidity The term "relative humidity" refers to the amount of water vapor in the air. However, the total amount of water vapor tha…
What Is A Repeater?
Repeater A repeater is a receiver/transmitter that extends the distance between the sensor suite or Sensor Transmitter and the console or WeatherLink…
What Is Resolution?
Resolution A resolution is the smallest change in data that a Davis sensor or receiver can detect or report. For example, on a Vantage Pro2 or Vantag…
What Is A Sensor?
Sensor A sensor is a device that measures a physical property and transforms the measurement to electrical impulses, which can then be processed to p…
What Is A Sensor Suite?
Sensor Suite A sensor suite is an outdoor-mounted component of your Davis weather station. It consists of a set of sensors and a transmitter to which…
What Is A Soil Moisture Sensor?
Soil Moisture Sensor Soil moisture describes the moisture content of the soil. The Davis Instruments sensor detects pressure on a scale of 0 (complet…
What Is A Solar Panel?
Solar Panel A solar panel is a panel located on the outside of Davis wireless weather stations, EnviroMonitor Nodes and Gateways, wireless Sensor Tra…
What Is Solar Radiation?
Solar Radiation: An Explanation You may have heard your local weather forecaster mention the UV index. This is an important type of solar radiation t…
What Is A Sonic Anemometer?
Sonic Anemometer A sonic anemometer measures wind speed and direction by measuring the speed at which sound pulses travel between two transducers, wh…
What Is A Station ID?
Station ID Station ID is a switch configuration from the ISS transmitter board. The Station ID, also known as the Transmitter ID, instructs the recei…
What Is A Supercapacitor?
Supercapacitor A supercapacitor is a high-capacity capacitor in your Vantage Pro2 or Vantage Vue sensor suite that retains electricity generated by t…
What Is Sustained Wind?
Sustained Wind Sustained wind is defined as the average wind speed over 2 or 10 minutes or another time period. (This is in contrast to a wind gust, …
What Is Temperature Inversion?
Temperature Inversion Temperature inversion occurs when the temperature of the air decreases as one ascends higher into the atmosphere. It generally …
What Is A Tipping Spoon?
Tipping Spoon Tipping spoon is a device that measures rain. The rain cone collects rain and directs it to a spoon on a pivot underneath the cone. The…
What Is A Transmitter?
Transmitter Davis weather stations transfer data through radio from a transmitter, such as that on a Vantage Pro2 or Vantage Vue sensor suite, to a r…
What Is Transmission Range?
The transmission range of a Davis transmitter is the maximum distance it can be from the receiver while remaining effective. Because barriers, antenn…