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Temperature: what to define before logging starts
Location, sampling interval and data access: three decisions to prepare a temperature measurement campaign.
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Measurement notes
Guides to choosing instruments and preparing data collection, based on applications in the catalogue.
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Week in review, 14 to 18 September 2026: your own point, the satellite and the laboratory curve
Three articles on what makes a number measured at one point trustworthy, three European signals from the week with their sources, and what is due in the coming days.
Field calibration or laboratory curve: what one study measured with soil moisture sensors
A study published in May 2026 calibrated low-cost capacitive sensors in the laboratory and then moved them to real plots. The laboratory curve drifted in the field, and a single reference measurement on site recovered much of the accuracy.
Sentinel-3C is in orbit: what a satellite measures and what your station still measures
On 15 September 2026 the European Union launched Copernicus Sentinel-3C. What it observes from 800 km, why land surface temperature is not air temperature, and what to log at your own point.
Why two identical sensors do not read the same: choosing a radiation shield
The shield around the sensor can contribute more error than the sensor itself. What two peer-reviewed studies say about natural ventilation and forced aspiration, and what to document so the series is usable.
Summer 2026 was western Europe's warmest on record: what changes at your measurement point
Copernicus issued its August assessment statement on 10 September 2026: a record summer in western Europe, with anomalies referenced to 1991 to 2020. What those figures say, and do not say, about a series of your own.
August 2026 in Europe: dry surface soil, low rivers and what to measure now
On 10 September, Copernicus published its August 2026 bulletins: exceptionally dry surface soils and river flows well below average across much of Europe. What those maps support deciding, and what they do not.
Week of 14 to 20 September 2026: late-season heat, dryness and fire danger. What to measure, and with what care
AEMET, IPMA, Copernicus, EFFIS and the European Drought Observatory agree: summer carries on across the Iberian Peninsula this week. Four official signals and, for each, what is worth measuring and with what care.
Water level: preparing the measurement point
What to document about the site, level reference and installation before selecting a sensor.
How to prepare for choosing a weather station
From variables to installation and data access: a guide to describing your weather monitoring application.