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Weather station power supply and modem

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
A nondescript white instrument box sits up high atop piers in the water with cables and a small solar panel.
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Detailed Description

A weather station, installed in the middle of Grizzly Bay east of San Pablo Bay (near San Francisco), gets its power from a small solar panel. Data collected from the station is transmitted via a wireless modem. Far in the background is the city of Benicia, and the plume rising into the sky is water vapor emitted from the Benicia oil refinery.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.