A scalable datalogging system with serial interfaces and integrated GPS time stamping

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1568-1578

  Behn, Mario ^a   Hohreiter, Vincent ^a   Muschinski, Andreas ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA LOGGINGS; DATA POINTS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS; HARD DISK DRIVES; IN-SITU; NETWORK FILE SYSTEMS; NETWORK INTERFACES; OPEN SOURCES; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARES; OPERATING SYSTEM - LINUX; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; REAL-TIME ACCESS; REMOTE LOCATIONS; REMOTE SYSTEMS; REMOTE-SENSING APPLICATIONS; SERIAL INTERFACES; TIME-STAMPING; ULTRASONIC ANEMOMETERS;

ACCESS CONTROL; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HARD DISK STORAGE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; STAMPING;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

ANEMOMETER; GPS; MICROMETEOROLOGY; REAL TIME; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 60849117406     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA1024.1     Document Type: Article

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