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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................... iii
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................ix
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .................................................................................. xii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ....................................................................................... xvii
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1
1.1 Objectives .............................................................................................. 2
1.2 Hardware Description: (Background)..................................................... 2
1.3 Motivation .............................................................................................. 4
1.4 Contribution to the Field ........................................................................ 4
1.5 Organization of the Thesis ..................................................................... 5
2. WEATHER MONITORING SYSTEM: OVERVIEW ...................................... 7
2.1 Environmental Monitoring System in Greenbelt Corridor (GBC_WS) .... 7
2.2 Environmental Monitoring System in Discovery Park ............................ 9
3. COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS ......... 13
3.1 Weather Station Components.............................................................. 13
3.1.1 Datalogger .................................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Environmental Sensors ............................................................... 24
3.1.3 Powering and Charging Devices ................................................. 35
3.1.4 Optically Isolated RS-232 Interface (SC32B) .............................. 41
3.2 Radio Components .............................................................................. 43
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