VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE WEATHER
STATION
LIGHTNING DETECTION
SYSTEM
Pitsford Hall's Boltek LD-250 Lightning Detector presents a map of
live lightning activity across the county on a desktop computer in the station
office. Within milliseconds of a
lightning strike the detector beeps and the computer displays the strike
location. The LD-250's direction-finding antenna, positioned on a mast on the
roof of Pitsford Hall, measures lightning strike
direction while the LD-250's receiver estimates distance from received signal
strength.
The detector can warn of both close and severe
thunderstorms. If a storm is detected closer than a preset distance or the
strike rate exceeds a preset limit, the detector sounds an alarm alerting observers
in the office.
In addition, using software produced by Astrogenic
lightning activity across the county is relayed online via this web site.
