Meteorological
Meteorological Monitoring
Benchmark Monitoring meteorological monitoring solutions offer flexibility of design and engineering excellence. Accurate meteorological observations provide a better understanding of atmospheric conditions within a given air shed and therefore are an essential tool in air quality management.
Weather is the context every other measurement is read against. Dust that looks like a site failure on a still day looks like a regional dust event on a windy one, and a noise complaint depends as much on wind direction as on the site.
What we monitor:
- Wind speed and direction, the two measurements that explain most dust and noise results.
- Temperature, humidity and rainfall.
- Atmospheric stability, which determines whether an emission disperses or sits over the neighbours.
- Solar radiation where a program requires it.
For compliance and for operations
Meteorological data does two jobs. Regulators use it to judge whether an exceedance was the site's doing. Operators use it to act before an exceedance happens, triggering watering or slowing a stage of works when conditions turn.
Designed for the site, not a catalogue
Stations are designed around the exposure of the location: a coastal terminal, a pit floor and an elevated ridge all need different siting, mast height and power arrangements. We engineer the station to the site rather than shipping a standard package and hoping.
Telemetry from remote locations
Self-contained stations with solar power and remote telemetry, reporting to a web portal with alarms when a wind or stability threshold is crossed.