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Evaluation of the Watchdog Weather Station to Reduce Drift from MDOT Spray Trucks

项目名称：	Evaluation of the Watchdog Weather Station to Reduce Drift from MDOT Spray Trucks
摘要：	Wind speed data collected with the Spectrum Watchdog Sprayer Station were compared to data recorded with a Young 05103-5 anemometer at the Rodney R. Foil Plant Science Research Center on the Mississippi State University campus June and July, 2014 and 2015. The manufacturer’s specifications advertise the Sprayer Station wind speed accuracy for wind speeds less than 12 mph is +1.1 mph and wind speeds greater than 12 mph is +2.3 mph. While the wind speed data recorded by the Watchdog Sprayer Station followed the same trend as the data recorded with the Young anemometer, variations in wind speed both above and below that recorded by the Young anemometer indicate the Watchdog precision is not sufficiently reliable of the actual wind speed. Wind speed data recorded by the Young anemometer and Watchdog Sprayer Stations were poorly correlated at 0.61 and 0.49 for collection periods in 2014 and 2015, respectively. These data indicate the Watchdog Sprayer Station does not measure wind speed with sufficient reliability to provide a Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) spray truck driver, a true indication when wind speeds are above or below safe parameters for spray applications to avoid drift.
状态：	Completed
资助组织：	Mississippi Department of Transportation<==>Federal Highway Administration
执行机构：	Mississippi State University, Mississippi State
开始时间：	20130923
实际结束时间：	20150930
主题领域：	Environment；Highways；Maintenance and Preservation