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Sustainability is a often-used word. But building environmental monitoring networks is complicated and expensive. When planning, therefore, it is important to consider the sustainability - means service life of the entire system. And since this typically should be more than 10 years, the system must allow permanent modernization and improvements.

Our technology is designed to bring you benefits:

  • High long-term stability of the sensor technology
  • Very long service life
  • Extreme robustness
  • Precise measurements
  • Calibration capability of the sensor
  • Reliable measurement even under extreme conditions
  • Software upgrades

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Lufft Ceilometer 15k, Nimbus, 15 km range, cloud height measurement, automatic heating symstem, optical lasers, multiple cloud layer detection, aerosol detection

Ceilometer CHM 15k „NIMBUS“

The LIDAR-based cloud height sensor / ceilometer CHM 15k is prepared to work throughout the year and in any climate

Exact results due to high sensitivity of the used lidar sensor technology! Reliable and accurate results at any time of the day or night are ensured by long-life laser sources, filters with narrow bandwidth and high-sensitivity photodetectors.

  • Aerosol backscatter profile, cloud base height, cloud penetration depth, aerosol layer height, cloud cover, vertical visibility, Sky Condition Index
  • Optical (LIDAR)
  • Measuring range up to 15 km (50,000 ft), optimized detection of several cloud layers, simple eye-safe operation, service-friendly modular device design, various data telegrams including raw data
  • RS485, LAN, RS232 oder Modem V.21, V22
Lufft Ceilometer 8k, Nimbus, 8 km range, cloud height measurement, automatic heating symstem, optical lasers, multiple cloud layer detection, aerosol detection

Lufft Ceilometer CHM 8k

Highest confidence under low clouds with maximum data availability and minimum maintenance

The Lidar-based CHM 8k ceilometer detects aerosol profiles & structures, cloud bases, penetration depths, vertical visibility and the sky condition index in up to 8 km.

  • Aerosol backscatter profile, cloud base height, cloud penetration depth, aerosol layer height, cloud cover, vertical visibility, Sky Condition Index
  • Optical (LIDAR)
  • Measuring range of up to 8 km (26.246 ft), simple & eye-safe, service-friendly due to modularity, various data telegrams, sensitivity in the range of the Lufft CHM 15k, suitable for the most demanding environments
  • RS485 (ASCII communication), LAN (Web-Interface, (S-)FTP, NetTools); optional: DSL modem, RS485 full-duplex
The Lufft CHM Simulator simulates the cloud height for the ceilometer CHM 15k in order to check its measurement accuracy.

CHM 15k Simulator for Cloud Height Simulation

The Lufft CHM Simulator simulates the cloud height for the ceilometer CHM 15k in order to check its measurement accuracy.

The Lufft CHM Simulator simulates the cloud height for the ceilometer CHM 15k in order to check its measurement accuracy.

  • The Lufft CHM Simulator is an on-site calibration equipment to check the measurement accuracy of the cloud height for the ceilometer CHM 15k
Lufft Snow depth sensor SHM 31 - Lufft snow height sensor SHM 31 - snow level detection

Snow Depth Sensor SHM31

The laser-based snow depth sensor Lufft SHM31 stands for millimeter-accurate snow level detection over long distances in all weather conditions without any maintenance, due to opto-electronic/laser based rangefinder technology.

The laser-based snow depth sensor Lufft SHM 31 stands for millimeter-accurate snow level detection over long distances in all weather conditions without any maintenance, due to opto-electronic/laser based rangefinder technology.

  • Snow depth
  • opto-electronic measuring technique (rangefinder; laser distance sensor) with eye-safe laser
  • Determination of snow depth over long distances, heating options allow high quality measurements in all weather conditions, simplified installation due to automatic inclination angle compensation
  • RS485 & RS232 with Modbus RTU, UMB, UMB-ASCII 2.0 & SDI12 protocol
Compact Weather Sensor WS800 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity, radiation and lightning strikes

WS800-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

First and only compact all-in-one weather sensor with detection of lightning strikes

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity, radiation and lightning strikes.

  • temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity, radiation, lightning strikes
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH/Pressure, Radar/Precipitation, radio wave emission/Lightning strikes
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. First and only compact all-in-one weather sensor with lightning detection, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS800 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity, radiation and lightning strikes

WS700-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

All-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Radar/Precipitation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS601 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation, precipitation (with reduction ring)

WS601-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Tipping spoon and bucket/Precipitation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS600 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity

WS600-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, 24 GHz Doppler radar/Precipitation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS510 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation

WS510-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

First and only Smart Weather Sensor with integrated Kipp & Zonen CMP10 Pyranometer (secondary standard)

First and only Smart Weather Sensor with integrated Kipp & Zonen CMP10 Pyranometer (secondary standard). Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Kipp&Zonen/Radiation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS502 with detection of radiation, temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed

WS502-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Lufft Pyranometer/Radiation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS501 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation

WS501-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, radiation
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Kipp&Zonen Pyranometer/Radiation
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS401 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, precipitation, precipitation (with reduction ring)

WS401-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and air pressure.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and air pressure.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and air pressure
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, Tipping bucket/Precipitation, MEMS capacitive/Pressure
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, aspirated radiation shield, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS500 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed

WS500-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind speed
  • Ultrasonic/Wind, NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS400 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, precipitation intensity, precipitation quantity

WS400-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity and air pressure.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity and air pressure.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, precipitation intensity, precipitation type, precipitation quantity and air pressure
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, 24 GHz Doppler radar/Precipitation
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS301 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, radiation

WS301-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, radiation
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Kipp&Zonen Pyranometer/Radiation
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS300 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure

WS300-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity and air pressure.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity and air pressure.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS200 with detection of wind direction, wind speed

WS200-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of wind direction and speed.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of wind direction and speed.

  • Wind direction and speed
  • Ultrasonic/Wind
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction. Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol.
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
VENTUS Anemometer - ultrasonic wind sensor - sonic wind sensor for wind turbine control

VENTUS-UMB Ultrasonic Wind Sensor

Extremely precise and maintenance-free measurement of wind speed and wind direction even in the lowest temperature

Thanks to the ultrasonic measuring method the wind sensor Lufft Ventus has no moving parts and therefore needs almost no maintenance. It measures wind speed and wind direction according to the WMO guideline and acquires the barometric pressure.

  • Wind speed, wind direction, virtual temperature, barometric pressure
  • Ultrasonic
  • Wind detection with birdproof construction, maintenance-free measurement, suitable for extreme ambient conditions, ice-free operation, vibration and seawater resistant, compatible interfaces
  • SDI-12, RS-485 with supported protocols Binary, ASCII, NMEA, Modbus & analogue output
Lufft Visibility Sensor VS2k - detection of visibility, fog, dust - road application, road weather, traffic weather rwis

Visibility Sensor VS2k-UMB

New product version of the known Lufft VS20 visibility sensor with a measurement range of 10...2000m, easy calibration functionality, sea waterproof housing and (active) spider defence

The VS2k visibility sensor measures visibility up to 2000m, ideal for road traffic applications on motorways, highways or bridges. Long life time is guaranteed thanks to the sea-water proof housing design.

  • Visibility (measuring range 10 ... 2000 m, resolution 1 m)
  • 45° forward light scattering
  • suitable for extreme ambient conditions, active spider defence, seawater resistant, compatible interfaces
  • RS-485, analogue output
Lufft Visibility Sensor VS20k - detection of visibility, fog, dust - road application, road weather, traffic weather rwis

Visibility Sensor VS20k-UMB

New product version of the known Lufft VS20 visibility sensor with a measurement range of 10...20'000m, easy calibration functionality, sea waterproof housing and (active) spider defense

The VS20k visibility sensor measures visibility up to 20'000 m, ideal for road traffic applications on motorways, highways or bridges. Long life time is guaranteed thanks to the sea-water proof housing design.

  • Visibility (measuring range 10 ... 20'000 m, resolution 1m)
  • 45° forward light scattering
  • suitable for extreme ambient conditions, active spider defense, seawater resistant, compatible interfaces
  • RS-485, analogue output
Compact Weather Sensor WS302 with detection of radiation, temperature, relative humidity, air pressure

WS302-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

Compact all-in-one weather sensor for measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, radiation
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Lufft Pyranometer/Radiation
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Compact Weather Sensor WS510 with detection of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, radiation

WS310-UMB Smart Weather Sensor

First and only compact weather sensor with integrated Kipp & Zonen CMP10 Pyranometer with secondary standard quality

Compact all-in-one weather sensor from the WS-Series. Measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and radiation.

  • Temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, radiation
  • NTC/T, Capacitive/RH, MEMS capacitive/Pressure, Kipp&Zonen/Radiation
  • Compact all-in-one weather sensor, low power, heater, aspirated radiation shield, maintenance-free operation, open communication protocol
  • RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR and SDI-12
Brochure - Lufft - Cloud Height Detection (DE/EN)
Lufft - ISO9001 - 2015 - Certificate (EN)
Video - Lufft: a passion for precision (Corporate Video)

Your application - your decisions

You know your application and take the decisions...
...we supply the measurement data that you need for this purpose.

We deal with the measurement of all environmental data. Smart sensors allow not only reliable measurement with advanced technology, but also computing and diagnostic functions. And, via the serial interfaces of the smart sensor, the information can also be forwarded for post-processing in various languages (protocols). Whether cloud, datalogger or ”smart communicator”. Smart sensors facilitate streamlined hardware architecture in the entire measurement setup.

Variety of applications in Meteorology:

  • Climate research / Science Weather forecasting
  • Extreme weather warnings
  • Airport weather monitoring
  • Air quality monitoring networks
  • Agro-meteorological monitoring networks

System Concept

Individual sensors or modular-designed all-in-one sensors supply data for further processing via an open interface. Whether GPRS, LAN, WLAN or satellite transmission, the necessary infrastructure to provide real-time data for decision-making is available worldwide.

Reliable Measurement Data

Big data provides ever increasing amounts of environmental data. Which sources can you use for decision- making? Which data can you trust? For this, in every measurement network in the future there needs to be a number of reference stations, which always measure correctly. Guaranteed.

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