RAIN

Reliable Automated Instrumentation Network

About RAIN

The Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in collaboration with other departments including Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, Department of Limnology, and Environmental Engineering, maintain several environmental instruments for research purposes, collectively called "RAIN" or "Reliable Automated Instrumentation Network." On this website you can find more information about these instruments as well as view and download the data measurements collected by these instruments.

Instruments


AOSS Tower

Rooftop Instrument Group (RIG) Tower Atop the AOSS Building

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Lake Mendota Buoy

Located Approximately 1.5 km North East of Picnic Point

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AOSS Cameras

5 High-Resolution Cameras Atop the AOSS Building

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AOSS Ceilometer

Measures the height of any cloud base directly above the instrument

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AOSS GPS

GPS-Based Meteorological System Atop the AOSS Building

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AOSS LIDAR/HSRL

High Spectral Resolution Lidar (LIght Detection And Ranging)

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AOSS Doppler LIDAR

An Active Remote Sensing Instrument Atop the AOSS Building

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AOSS AERI

Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer @ AOSS Building

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