WESNEP: a wireless environmental sensor network for permafrost studies

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of WESNEP, an environmental wireless sensor network which is currently being developed at the University of Pavia in order to study alpine permafrost. After a brief introduction on environmental sensor networks and the definition of permafrost, the motiva...

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Main Authors: CRISTIANI, ANDREA MARIA, BERTOLOTTI, GIAN MARIO, BELTRAMI, GIORGIO, GANDOLFI, ROBERTO, LOMBARDI, REMO ANGELO, SEPPI, ROBERTO, ZUCCA, FRANCESCO
Other Authors: P. Malcovati , Eds., Cristiani, ANDREA MARIA, Bertolotti, GIAN MARIO, Beltrami, Giorgio, Gandolfi, Roberto, Lombardi, REMO ANGELO, Seppi, Roberto, Zucca, Francesco
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Springer 2010
Subjects:
WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
MONITORING
PERMAFROST
permafrost
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11571/214643
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3606-3_80
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to give an overview of WESNEP, an environmental wireless sensor network which is currently being developed at the University of Pavia in order to study alpine permafrost. After a brief introduction on environmental sensor networks and the definition of permafrost, the motivation of WESNEP project and the architecture of the network are described, finally the main benefits expected from the project are presented.

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