明尼苏达州增加了14个太阳能气象站,用于援助农业,资金来自清洁水基金3M美元。 Minnesota adds 14 solar-powered weather stations to aid farming, funded by $3M from the Clean Water Fund.

明尼苏达州Ag气象网已经安装了14个新的太阳能气象站,主要在明尼苏达州南部,由国家清洁水基金提供300万美元资助。 The Minnesota Ag Weather Network has installed 14 new solar-powered weather stations, mostly in southern Minnesota, funded by $3 million from the state’s Clean Water Fund. 这些站每5分钟收集一次关于高达33英尺空中和7.5英尺地下的天气和土壤条件的数据,支持关于灌溉、化肥和杀虫剂的农业决策。 These stations collect data every five minutes on weather and soil conditions up to 33 feet in the air and 7.5 feet below ground, supporting farming decisions on irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides. 数据通过北达科他州农业天气网公开分享,有助于示范作物用水、径流风险和疾病预测。 Data is shared publicly via the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network and helps model crop water use, runoff risk, and disease forecasts. 这一扩大是三年计划的一部分,计划与当地伙伴增加大约40个新的台站。 The expansion is part of a three-year plan to add about 40 new stations with local partners.