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. 2022 Mar 30;9:129. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01205-9

Table 1.

List of measurements and sensors’ specifications.

Symbol Parameter Units Range Accuracy Resolution
Meteorological data (VAISALA WXT536)
Operating Voltage: 6–24 VDC, Average current consumption: 3.5 mA at 12 VDC, Protection Class: IP66, Dimensions (bird spike kit excluded): 115(w) × 238(h) × 115(d) mm, Weight: 0.7 kg
T Temperature °C −52–60  ± 0.3 0.1
RH Relative Humidity % 0–100  ± 3 at 0–90% ± 5 at 90–100% 0.1
p Air Pressure hPa 600–1100  ± 0.5 at 0–30 °C ± 1 at −52–0, 30–60 °C 0.1
ws Wind speed m/s 0–60  ± 3% at 10 m/s 0.1
wd Wind direction ° 0–360  ± 3.0 at 10 m/s 1
Rain Rainfall rate mm/h 0–200 n.s. 0.1
Air pollutants (VAISALA AQT420)
Operating Voltage: 8-30 VDC, Average power consumption: 0.5 W, Protection Class: IP65, Dimensions: 128(w)× 185(h) × 128(d) mm, Weight: 1.25 kg
SO2 Sulphur dioxide (SO2) ppm 0–2  ± 0.05 * n.s.
CO Carbon monoxide (CO) ppm 0–10  ± 0.2 * n.s.
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ppm 0–2  ± 0.025 * n.s.
O3 Ozone (O3) ppm 0–2  ± 0.06 * n.s.
PM10 Particles less than 10 µm in diameter (PM10) µg/m3 0–5000 n.s. 0.1
PM25 Particles less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) µg/m3 0–2000 n.s. 0.1

*90% confidence interval in comparing with reference instrument, includes T and RH dependence in typical field conditions and sensor drift during calibration interval.