BET DAGAN, ISRAEL

Contacts:
Prof. E. Ne'eman, Dr. A. Manes
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000, Israel
Tel : (972) 4 824 63 35
Fax : (972) 4 825 36 50
E-mail : arren01@tx.technion.il
Server :
Station Location:
Bet Dagan, Israel.
Latitude: 32°00' N
Longitude: 34°49' E
Height above sea level: 50 m.
Local Time: GMT+2

Code: ISR1
Type: General class.
Operation:
Started in September 1991

Topographic map showing the land
within a 5 km radius of the station location

BET DAGAN, ISRAEL

Site surroundings:

Bet Dagan is located in a suburban-rural neighborhood within the greater Tel Aviv area, with a population of about 1 million inhabitants and about 10 km east of the Mediterranean coast. It is located near a major highway.

Climate characteristics:

The climate of the south east Mediterranean region is characterized by a mild winter during which the average annual precipitation is 550 mm. The summer is hot and humid. On an average year, there are about 60 overcast days, 150 partly cloudy days and the rest are clear with variable amounts of haze.
The weather station is located at the same site.

Map showing the immediate surroundings of the station

BET DAGAN, ISRAEL

Sampling Interval:
2 mn.
Recording Interval:
10 mn.

Illuminances:
Global horizontal: PRC Krochmann 910G
Diffuse horizontal: PRC Krochmann 910S

Irradiances:
Global horizontal: Eppley PSP
Diffuse horizontal: Eppley Nod 8-48
Direct normal: Eppley NIP

Others:
Dry Bulb Temperature: PT 100
Wet Bulb Temperature: PT 100
Wind direction: Young Monitor 05103
Wind speed: Young Monitor 05103

Shadow band specifications:
Diffuse illuminance:
radius: 30.0 cm / width: 5.0 cm
Diffuse irradiance:
radius: 30.5 cm / width: 7.5 cm

Station map

Obstruction for the global
horizontal illuminance sensor

Comments

Calibration is carried out by a PRC Krochmann Class A illuminance meter, which is used only for this purpose.

BET DAGAN, ISRAEL

View 1 of the station

Comments

This view shows the global horizontal illuminance sensor. As can be seen, there are no obstructions around.

View 2 of the station

Comments

This view shows the diffuse horizontal illuminance sensor.

BET DAGAN, ISRAEL

Important modifications made to the acquisition system, recording interval modification, time during which the station was not operating...

Date

Comments

Last modification : March 28, 1997.
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