A new citywide meso-network of weather stations in Calgary will provide unparalleled data to Northern Hail Project investigators. (Julian Brimelow photo)
A new citywide meso-network of weather stations in Calgary will provide unparalleled data to Northern Hail Project investigators. (Julian Brimelow photo) After a successful launch last year, the Northern Hail Project (NHP) is back and it's bigger, much bigger, which is key when the objective is tracking down record-breaking hailstones in Canada's western provinces. Led by executive director Julian Brimelow and field coordinators Simon Eng and Devon Healey, the NHP investigation team has grown from three to 10 researchers this year, including Western engineers, meteorologists and summer interns. With hail season already ramping up, the team has successfully completed the installation of 19 hail disdrometers - all accompanied by weather stations - within Calgary city limits, with an additional one in Airdrie, just north of the city. A map detailing the locations of 19 hail disdrometers - all accompanied by weather stations - that researchers from the Northern Hail project have installed in the City of Calgary. (Northern Hail Project image) "This is not your basic hobby weather station. These stations record everything including wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, pressure, temperature, humidity, even the number of lightning strikes in the vicinity," said Brimelow.
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