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Technology articles on the environmental monitoring instruments MetSensor UK supplies: how they work, where they're used, and how to choose between them.
1 October 2026
Road Weather Stations and Road Weather Information Systems Explained
Fog, ice and crosswinds cause a disproportionate share of road accidents. A road weather station network, feeding a Road Weather Information System, gives highway operators the warning time to act before conditions turn dangerous.
26 September 2026
SODAR Wind Profiler Systems Explained
SODAR systems use sound waves rather than radio waves to build a vertical profile of wind speed and direction. This guide explains the principle, typical performance figures and where SODAR is used instead of, or alongside, a mast-mounted anemometer.
21 September 2026
Lidar, Sodar and Met Masts Compared for Modern Wind Turbine Profiling
Lidar, sodar and met masts each measure wind differently. This comparison sets out the measurement principle, accuracy and standards for each, and where lidar fits for today's taller turbines.
16 September 2026
Ceilometer Technical Advantages: Accuracy, Durability and AI Cloud Classification
Modern ceilometers combine laser precision, low power draw and machine-learning cloud classification. This article breaks down what each of those advantages actually means in practice.
11 September 2026
UAV Drone Air Quality Monitoring with Micro Compact Sensors
A drone fitted with a micro compact air quality sensor can survey a pollution source in minutes, at a fraction of the cost of a fixed monitoring station network.
6 September 2026
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Sensors Explained
Chemical oxygen demand indicates how much organic pollution is present in a water sample. This guide explains how COD is measured in the lab and online, what the mg/L thresholds mean, and where COD sensors are used.
1 September 2026
Vertical Profiling Wind Lidar in Wind Resource Assessment Campaigns
Wind resource assessment increasingly relies on vertical profiling lidar rather than tall met masts. Here is how it is used across each stage of a wind farm project.
27 August 2026
Where Ceilometers Are Used: Aviation, Energy, Cities and Beyond
Cloud base height sounds like a niche measurement, but it feeds decisions in aviation, energy, transport and city planning. Here is a sector-by-sector look at how ceilometers are actually used.
22 August 2026
How Compact Weather Stations Support Air Quality Monitoring Systems
An air quality monitoring system does more than count particles in the air. It also needs to track the weather conditions that push pollutants around, and that is where a compact weather station comes in.
17 August 2026
Weather Monitoring for Overhead Transmission Lines
Overhead transmission lines cross exposed terrain where wind, rain and temperature extremes threaten conductor sag, icing and outages. Compact automatic weather stations placed along the route give grid operators the local data they need to act early.
12 August 2026
How Vertical Profiling Wind Lidar Verifies Turbine Power Curves Under IEC 61400-12-1
A look at how vertical profiling lidar has become an accepted Class A instrument for wind turbine power curve testing, replacing or supplementing tall met masts.
7 August 2026
Ceilometer Technology Trends: Where Cloud-Base Sensing Is Heading
Ceilometers are moving from single-purpose airport instruments to networked, miniaturised sensors feeding drone corridors, solar forecasting and climate research. Here is what is changing and why it matters for UK buyers.