CS106

Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network

Case Study »  Argentina: Hydro-Meteorological Network

Project Summary
Application Type:
Monitoring and Control supports management water from the Neuquen, Limay, and Negro Rivers to Argentina's pomological regions.

Location:
West central Argentina

Products Used:
CS105  Q7.1-L  CS106  014A-L  CS700-L 

Contributors:
Daniel Garcia Neder Electronica Naval, S.A.

Contracting Agencies:
Autoridad Interjurisdiccional de las Cuencas de los Rios Limay, Negro y Neuquen (AIC)

Measured Parameters:
Water level, wind speed/direction, precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature/RH, net radiation

Controlling the water level of the Neuquen, Limay, and Negro rivers of Argentina is a challenge. They provide water for the country's main fruit growing regions and serve as a major transport medium for the country's products. A network of 80 Campbell Scientific weather stations provide a hydrometeorological system to monitor the rivers and assist in maintaining water levels. The network covers a 100,000 sq/km area and monitors a variety of parameters including water level, solar radiation, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature.