Campus Weather Station: Transforming Meteorology from Abstract to Tangible

The Campus Weather Station, as an intuitive teaching tool, facilitates the teaching of relevant courses such as meteorology and geography. Students can use the weather station to monitor meteorological elements in real - time, including air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, etc., which makes the abstract meteorological knowledge in textbooks more tangible. For example, when studying the atmospheric circulation, students can rely on the wind direction and wind speed data measured by the weather station to gain a deeper understanding of the principles of atmospheric motion, enhancing their comprehension and mastery of the knowledge.

The school weather station is mainly composed of meteorological element monitoring, data collection and transmission, and auxiliary equipment.

The meteorological element monitoring equipment is at the core. It includes a platinum - resistance temperature sensor for measuring air temperature, a capacitive humidity sensor for measuring humidity, a piezoresistive silicon pressure sensor for measuring air pressure, a three - cup anemometer for measuring wind speed, a wind vane for measuring wind direction, a tipping - bucket rain gauge for measuring precipitation, a photoelectric sunshine sensor for measuring sunshine duration, and a ground temperature sensor for monitoring the ground and soil temperatures at different depths.

The data collector is responsible for collecting and processing the data from various sensors. Wireless transmission modules such as GPRS, 4G, or 5G transmit the data to the server or remote monitoring platform.

The auxiliary equipment includes a stable and corrosion - resistant weather station bracket, a protective box to protect the equipment, solar panels and batteries to provide power, and a display screen that enables teachers and students to easily obtain meteorological information directly.

The Campus Weather Station serves as an important window for campus popular science. By displaying meteorological knowledge and real - time meteorological data, it stimulates the interest of all teachers and students in meteorological science, popularizes knowledge about the prevention and response to meteorological disasters, and raises everyone's awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation.