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About Wisconet

The Wisconsin Environmental Mesonet (Wisconet) is a growing network of weather and soil monitoring stations across Wisconsin, designed to provide high quality data at high spatial and temporal resolutions. There are currently 58 Wisconet stations with plans to expand to around 80 by 2026. Each Wisconet station provides more than one dozen measurements every 5 minutes.

The two longest-running stations in Wisconet (Arlington Research Station and Hancock Research Station) have provided data since 1985. In the 2010s, eight stations were added to the Door Peninsula to support cherry and apple growers, and in 2021, four stations were installed at University of Wisconsin research stations.

Funding

Wisconet is funded by USDA Rural Partnerships Institute (RPI) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

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Staff

Head shot of Chris Kucharik Chris Kucharik, Director

Head shot of Chris Vagasky Chris Vagasky, Program Manager

Head shot of Caitlin Wienkes Caitlin Wienkes, Instrumentation Engineer

Head shot of Mikaela Martiros Mikaela Martiros, Instrumentation Engineer

Head shot of Molly McKellar Molly McKellar, Student Field Technician

Head shot of David Henry David Henry, Wisconet Web Developer

Head shot of Izzy Bogot Izzy Bogot, Wisconet Web Developer