Solar Radiation

[Mapantz]

Hello!

I've just installed the Solar rad sensor for the VP2 and wondered about the evapotranspiration reading..
The console reads 0.38mm for daily/monthly/yearly - MX uploads the figure of 4.01mm. I'm a bit confused!

[mcrossley]

If you just installed it today, I'd see what happens tomorrow. The ET readings have always been a bit 'flakey'.

FWIW, My console vs. MX has

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        Con    MX
Today   0.3   0.4
Month  24.4  24.4
Year   61.7  61.9

[Mapantz]

If you just installed it today, I'd see what happens tomorrow. The ET readings have always been a bit 'flakey'.

FWIW, My console vs. MX has

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        Con    MX
Today   0.3   0.4
Month  24.4  24.4
Year   61.7  61.9

Is MX calculating its own ET then?

The console is at 00.8mm and MX is at 1.02mm - What's confusing me, is the format. Is that 00.8 the same as 0.8mm? If it is, then I guess it is fairly close to 1.02mm.

[mcrossley]

No Cumulus downloads the figure from the console, it doesn't calculate it. Cumulus was showing a negative figure for a while after midnight until Steve put a fix in for that, can't remember what the problem was.

I have a second console, and the ET figures on that do not agree with my primary console (the second console is running older firmware) - so who knows what Davis are doing. Figures noted yesterday...

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        Con1  Con2   MX
Today   0.3   0.3   0.4
Month  24.4  23.9  24.4
Year   61.7  61.2  61.9