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Arc Collector Micro-climates at UW-Eau Claire

Introduction   Weather, some thing  we all deal with. Sometimes when walking outside the question   comes up  of  what the conditions are. This lab's goal was to investigate the weather conditions,  mainly wind , dew points, humidity, and temperature  5 centimeters  and  200 centimeters  above the ground.   The question being addressed in this lab  is, "whether  or not there are microclimates on the UW- Eau  Claire campus.”  The main tools being used  was  a smartphone, Kestral 3000 weather  meter , and UW- Eau  Claire Campus.    Methodology    There were several steps to complete before the fieldwork could start, there were some steps that need to be completed.    Equipment needed:   1. Smartphone for data collection , downloaded with “ArcGIS collector”.    2. Kestrel 3000 Weather Meter.   Step two  was creating a form for the Arc Co...