Blackwater (Central Queensland) 2019 hourly...

Period of operation: 12 February (site established) to 31 December 2019
Site location: Latitude: -23.5627; Longitude: 148.8807
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 and relative humidity sensors located 10 metres above ground level.
• Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor.

Wind: 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 +9 degrees to the sensor output value.

Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

PM10/PM2.5: Scattered light spectrometry (TAPI Model 640X) operated in accordance with USEPA equivalence method designation requirements
- Reported concentrations are uncorrected instrument output values.