Let's Talk About the Weather

With Laura Goodfellow and Frank Zokoll, Business Development Managers Road Weather, and Steven Marks, Sales Manager Road Weather

Low visibility is a major root cause for traffic accidents and thus a significant safety risk. Meteorological phenomena as fog, snow and, in desert areas, sandstorms are very dynamic and often limited to a small area. Monitoring those events close to the road and adapting traffic flow with Variable Message Signs (VMS) accordingly can save lives.

In this episode, three road weather experts share their experience on traffic-impacting meteorological events and individual regional properties. We learn how to compile a typical road weather monitoring station, too. These are some topics discussed in this episode: 

• Formation and fog and black ice and their impact on road safety
• Providing atmospheric data for Variable Message Signs (VMS)
• Technical details on OTT HydroMet’s visibility sensors Lufft VS2k and VS20k

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OTT HydroMet offers a comprehensive portfolio of sensors, software, and services to monitor road weather conditions. Download our Guide to Road Weather Monitoring for free:  https://info.otthydromet.com/2116_Lufft_CNT_c-met_traffic-brochure_Global-en_Landing-Page.html?utm_source=platforms&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=visibility

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With Ashish Raval, VP Global Tenders, Projects & Key Opinion Leaders at OTT HydroMet

Understanding and fighting climate change is on top of the agenda for most countries in the world. Currently, politicians, scientists, and activists are gathering at COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, and pointing out the growing demand for early warning systems and weather monitoring networks. Ashish Raval has a lot to tell about these systems. Since more than 20 years, Ashish is setting up hydrological and meteorological stations in critical places around the globe. 

From post-Katrina New Orleans to the Himalayan to the Caribbean; in our tenth episode, Ashish shares some stories and learnings he gathered on his journey. Furthermore, he speaks about the challenges different regions pose to environmental monitoring suppliers. Tune in to learn: 

• Why climate change is on top of the agenda for most countries
• How OTT HydroMet set up an early warning system after a disastrous Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Bhutan
• Different regions hold different challenges, or in Ashish’s words “No shoe fits all”

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Blog article: Extreme Weather Events Surge in Number and Impact

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With Paulien Adema, Sales Director Europe, Udo Kronmüller, Sales Engineer & Tobias Weil, Business Development Manager Western Europe

Starting with uncertain expectations, Intersolar Europe has turned into an overwhelming success. Although Covid-19 and its effects still pose challenges, the solar industry looks ahead optimistically. The OTT HydroMet booth proved to be a magnet for visitors, who showed great interest for the company’s environmental monitoring solutions.

In our latest episode, we ask our participants about their experience and impression after the first major in-person event after the long Covid hibernation. We talk about:

• Soiling and its impact on PV plant performance
• The new Kipp & Zonen SMP12, our new pyranometer with pioneering technologies
• Current challenges and opportunities across the solar industry

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Further reading

• Whitepaper: Overview of Solar Energy International Standards: ISO 9060, IEC 61724-1, ISO 9846 and 9847, ISO/IEC 17025
• Blog article: Shedding Light on ISO 9060
• Case Study: NOMADD Cleaning Robots

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With Peter Rau, Software Developer of ViewMondo, Laura Goodfellow, Application Development Manager Road Weather & Jeff Cole, Business Development Manager Road Weather & Aviation

Ensuring safe conditions on runways is a highly responsible task. From November 4 on, the International Civil Organization launches the Global Reporting Format (GRF) will be applicable for airports all over the world. It features major points that are already covered in the TALPA that is valid for North America.

In our latest episode, we explain what will change and how airports can prepare for it. Our experts discuss:

• how ICAO GRF will make runways safer
• the structure of the new reporting format GRF
• OTT HydroMet's solution to support airport operators combining Lufft MARWIS mobile road sensor and ViewMondo monitoring software

Our experts are happy to answer your questions and support you to make your airport compliant with the latest regulations.
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Further reading
Check out our landing page for Airport Weather Monitoring with webinars, whitepapers and blog posts: Runway Monitoring for Airports Landing page 

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With Tobias Weil, Business Development Manager & Dieter Knauss, Teamleader Research Meteorology

To make meteorological measurements comparable, the World Meteorological Organization WMO establishes guidelines for atmospheric parameters. These are covered by WMO-No. 8 for highest precision meteorological monitoring. However, for many applications like road weather monitoring, smart cities and others, meeting scientific standards is not necessary. In this episode, we explain the less popular CIMO WMO recommendations from Class A to D intended for many industries. Furthermore, we discuss various technologies to measure atmospheric parameters. Tune in to learn about:

•  The Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation CIMO and its recommendations from Class A to D
• How location and installation impact measurement quality
•  A helpful tip: This question helps to choose the right sensor

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With Shane Reed, Sales Manager Solar & Damon Nitzel, Application Development Manager Solar Experts for Solar Energy Solutions

In this episode, we take a look at a rapidly growing segment within the solar energy industry. Commercial and industrial scale installations (C&I) combine advantages of smaller and larger installations: Being flexible in size and power output, C&I installations equipped with storage capacities can support the stability of the grid while offering benefits of distributed
generation. Don't miss if you're interested in topics like these:

• C&I Solar is projected to grow at 11% CAGR from 2021-2025 and will play a pivotal role in the near future
• The impact of atmospheric conditions on plant performance
• Appropriate environmental monitoring for C&I scale PV installations

Read more
The New WS50PV: All-in-one Weather Sensor for C&I PV Plants (for North America)

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With Victor Cassella, Meteorologist and Sales Engineer, Sasha Ivans, Business Development Manager – Environmental Meteorology, and Teddy Soto, Application Development Manager

The 101st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) was a special one. For the first time, this renowned event has been held completely virtually. More than 5,000 attendees document the steadily growing interest in meteorology. In this episode, 3 experienced exhibitors share their impressions and learnings from this event. Besides various and individual findings, they agree on one conclusion: Virtual events hold great potential for sharing knowledge and interacting globally – they will stay with us in the future. Among others, our guests share these learnings from the 101st AMS Annual Meeting: 

• Niche applications still hold a huge potential for further technological developments COVID-19 fuels the trend of companies providing complete monitoring solutions and support instead of single components 
• Open protocols and flexible data communication become more important and complex 

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With Aaron Kennedy, Atmospheric Scientist University of North Dakota,
and Brad Guay, Meteorologist at OTT HydroMet  

A ceilometer can do way more than just observe clouds. Scientists from various disciplines are discovering its strengths and benefits. For our 4th episode, we brought together two experts on Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. It turns out that, with a bit of creativity, ceilometers are extremely versatile and cost-efficient research instruments. What you can expect from this episode: 

• Ceilometers tracking wildfire smoke floating over the Atlantic  
• Observing aerosols for air quality studies  
• “Ground blizzards” and other astonishing phenomena

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With Kurt Nemeth & Brad Guay, experts for precipitation monitoring 
Measuring precipitation is essential for meteorological and climatological purposes, but also for hydrological applications and local communities. Depending on the application and the place of operation, there are different kinds of instruments to detect rain, snow, and hail. In this episode we will talk about: 

• Different types of precipitation sensors 
• Challenges of precipitation monitoring in different regions 
• OTT Pluvio², a weighing rain gauge with 15,000 units deployed worldwide

If you want to learn more, these contents might be interesting for you.

1. Meteorological Microlibrary: This collection of resources gives you an overview over OTT HydroMet's monitoring capabilities, theoretical knowledge, and exciting case studies.
2. Weather Radar Webinar: Calibration of cloud radars with OTT Parsivel² distrometer data and its urban application.
3. How Does Rain Fall? Infographic to better understand what influences precipitation, as well as water’s different states within the water cycle. Additinally, an overview over five technologies to measure precipitation.

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With Steven Marks & Manuel Kreißig, road weather specialists

Road conditions and visibility heavily influence drivers’ safety and traffic flow. With a wide range of sensors, road maintenance specialists monitor a variety of meteorological parameters including air and surface temperature, humidity, water film height, freezing temperature, visibility, and more. In this episode we talk about: 

• Static and mobile road weather sensors  
• Applications and successful setups to monitor road weather 
• Trend: intelligent software solutions to support and relieve winter maintenance 

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