Ormeau (South East Queensland) 2016 hourly air...

Period of operation: 7 July (site established) to 1 November 2016 (site closed)
Site location: Latitude: -27.7747; Longitude: 153.2014
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Neighbourhood
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies fully
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies, except for:

• Wind, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and barometric pressure sensors located 10 metres above ground level.
• Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor

Wind sensor: Ultrasonic sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.
• The wind direction sensor is aligned to magnetic north. The reported wind direction is referenced to true north by application of a magnetic declination correction of +11 degrees to the sensor output value.

Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor
Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor
Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor.
Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor.
PM10: DustMaster Pro 6000 photometer operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

• Instrument output corrected by factor determined by comparison with the 1405-DF TEOM output between 7 April and 4 May 2016 at Luscombe.