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Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations
Tripod
5.1 General
Sensors, protective enclosure ENC12/14 (containing datalogger and power unit), and solar panel are mounted to
a tripod constructed from galvanized steel pipes. This tripod has a height of around 2 m and a base radius of 1.2
m, resulting in an extremely stable construction. Figure 15 presents a cross sectional profile of the tripod with the
basic dimensions.
Tripod
Figure 15: Cross Sectional Profile of Tripod.
5.2 Installation
Figure 16 shows the individual components of the tripod together with an identification number. Table 3 presents
the specifications of all elements.
ALU Cross Arm
0.44m/3/4”
0.90m/1.1/4”
0.61m
1.50m/3/4”
0.15m
1.00m
1.2m
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