For reference I use a Kestrel 3500, it's yellow so it's harder to forget in=
the field.
--greg
--- In Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> Can anyone comment on whether pressure is a useful thing to record? I'm t=
rying to decide which model weather station to buy, and it seems that every=
additional capability adds a lot to the cost.
>
> I think pressure is the main difference between the top Kestrel models an=
d the next lower ones. I'd happily record it if I had one of those, but I d=
on't want to pay extra for something I don't really need.
>
> Kestrel seems to be a good and popular brand, but expensive. Are there ch=
eaper ones out there that are reliable?
>
> Peter Shute
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> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: What metadata to record?
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> Hi Peter,
> I checked my portable weather station and it provides dew point and relat=
ive humidity, both of which I record on the head of my recording or the "st=
art".
> I typically just run through all of the data points my weather station pr=
ovides in order, I normally skip "wind chill" and "heat index".
>
> Many times where I am recording there is no apparent prevailing wind or i=
t's very light which often is hard to tell. Many times I am getting no wind=
speed reading at all. Early morning the wind tends to be calm.
>
> Like I said I'm not sure how vital all of these datapoints are but I reco=
rd them regardless.
>
> Ultimately I am out there to record the audio environment, I'm sure there=
are other measurements I could be taking but I don't stress too much about=
not getting a particular reading exact.
>
> --greg
>
> --- In <naturerecordists%40yahoogr=
oups.com>, Peter Shute <pshute@> wrote:
> >
> > And why dewpoint instead of humidity?
> >
> > Peter Shute
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