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Protecting Your IRR from Spiders

Protecting Your IRR from Spiders

by Adam Del Toro
When making measurements and carrying out experiments, scientists tend to spend a great deal of time and care in selecting the right instruments, calculating uncertainty, and making sure conditions are acceptable. One of the last things on the minds…
Minimizing Problems with Wasps on Weather Stations

Minimizing Problems with Wasps on Weather Stations

by Seth Humphries
Weather stations can suffer damage or the data can be altered due to pests. Pest issues include anything from Elk rubbing the velvet off their antlers against a station, cattle bumping and damaging a station while grazing, vandalism, bird droppings o…
7 Habits of Highly Effective Scientists

7 Habits of Highly Effective Scientists

by Jacob Bingham
One of the most important things in any study is the fundamental quality of your measurements.  So here are seven steps to help you make better measurements with your Apogee solar radiation sensors.1.  Situate sensors in ideal conditionsSpe…