TURKEY REPUBLIC
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY
TURKISH STATE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
DIRECTORY OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
AND CALIBRATION
Calibration Center - Ankara 2010
Calibration Center
At
the
Calibration
Center: Automated
Weather Observing System's sensors that
is installed to all around the Türkiye are
calibrated
by
applying
the
17025
standards.
Calibration Center is accredited for the
calibrations
of
tempetature,
relative
humuidity, air pressure and wind speed
sensors.
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CALIBRASTION CENTER ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
Quality Manager
Documentation Unit
Director of Meteorological Instruments and
Calibration Branch
Senior Chief of Calibration
Laboratories
Instrument Acceptance,
Registration , and Archive
Wind Speed Calibration
Lab.
Pressure Calibration Lab.
Temperature & Humidity
Calibration Lab.
Radiation Calibration Lab.
Precipitation Calibration
Lab.
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DIRECTORY OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS and CALIBRATION
PRECIPITATION
WIND
Calibration Center operates under
Meteorological Instruments and
Calibration Division.
TEMP&HUM
SOLAR RADIATION
Mr. Nur DOĞAN
Director of Meteorological Instruments
and Calibration Division
PRESSURE
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QUALITY MANAGER
On behalf of the management:
Responsible for the operation of the
Calibration Center in accordance
with
the
rules
of
the
17025
standards.
Mr. Yusuf Ö. CANDEMİR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
NAME & SURNAME
POSITION
CADRE
GRADUATION
YUSUF ÖZCAN
CANDEMİR
QUALITY MANAGER
ENGINEER
ELECTRONICS
AHMET APAYDIN
QUALITY MANAGER
ASSISTANT
ENGINEER
MECHANICAL
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CALIBRATION CENTER UNITS
-Instrument Acceptance, Registration
and Archive,
-Temperature & Humidity Calibration
Laboratory,
-Pressure Calibration Laboratory,
-Wind Speed Calibration Laboratory,
Mr. Tekin SOYLU
Senior chief of the Laboratories
-Radiation Calibration Laboratory,
-Precipitation Calibration Laboratory.
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CALIBRATION CENTER
PERSONNEL CHART
NO
NAME & SURNAME
POSITION
CADRE
GRADUATION
1
TEKİN SOYLU
MANAGER FOR THE LABORATORIES
ENGINEER
ELECTRONICS
2
ZAFER TURGAY DAĞ
CHIEF OF RADIATION LAB.
ENGINEER
ELECTRONICS
3
AŞIR YASDUR
RADIATION LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
ELECTRONICS
4
Y. ÖZCAN CANDEMİR
CHIEF OF WIND SPEED LAB.
ENGINEER
ELECTRONICS
5
TUĞRUL ÇUKURLUOĞLU
WIND SPEED LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
6
HAMZA AYDIN CESSUR
CHIEF OF TEMP&HUMİDİTY LAB.
ENGINEER
7
YUSUF KARAÇOR
TEMPERATURE&HUMİDİTY LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
ELECTRONICS
8
AYDIN ÜREN
TEMPERATURE&HUMİDİTY LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
ELECTRONICS
9
İBRAHİM ARPA
CHIEF OF PRESSURE LAB.
ENGINEER
MECHANICAL
10
İRFAN KAYAPINAR
PRESSURE LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
ELECTRICAL
11
MUSA YER ALTI
PRESSURE LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
METAL
12
SERPİL SAYAR
CHIEF OF PRECIPITATION LAB.
ENGINEER
13
MELEK DOĞAN
PRECIPITATION LAB. PER.
TECHNICIAN
14
NURTEKİN ULUCAN
INSTRUMENT ACCEPTANCE&REGISTRATION
AND ARCHIVE
STAFF
15
MELTEM ŞEN
INSTRUMENT ACCEPTANCE&REGISTRATION
AND ARCHIVE
TECHNICIAN
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ELECTRICAL
INDUSTRY
METEOROLOGY
ELECTRICAL
HIGH SCHOOL
ELECTRICAL
INSTRUMENT ACCEPTANCE & REGISTRATION AND ARCHİVE
Instruments
accepted
to
the
Calibration Center are registered
and
related
documents
are
archived in accordance with the
rules of 17025 standards.
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CALIBRATION CENTER
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE LABRATORIES
Environmental conditions of the Laboratories are controlled by using
precision air-conditioner. The measured data of temperature and
humuidity are automatically displayed and stored.
LABORATORY
TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
PRESSURE
Pressure
23 °C ± 1 °C
45%RH ± 10%RH
Atmospheric
pressure
Temperature &
Humidity
23 °C ± 2 °C
45%RH ± 15%RH ---
Wind Speed
23 °C ± 10 °C
50%RH ± 30%RH ---
Radiation
23 °C ± 2 °C
45%RH ± 10%RH ---
Precipitation
23 °C ± 2 °C
45%RH ± 10%RH ---
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CALIBRATION CENTER
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE LABRATORIES
Devices to control the laboratory environmental conditions:
Liebert Hiross HPM
Precision Air conditioner
Fluke Hart Scientific 1620A
Measuring, displaying and recording.
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
The
thermometer
types
to
calibrated:
1. Liquid glass thermometers,
2. Resistance thermometers,
3. Analog output thermometers,
4. Thermometers with display.
All types of relative humidity
sensors are calibrated.
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Scope of Accreditation
Quantity, Instrument to be
calibrated
TEMPERATURE
Resistance Thermometers
Liquid Glass Thermometer
Analog Output
Thermometer
Measurement Range
Best
Measurement
Capability
(k=2) (±)
Remarks
Water Triple Point 0,01 0C
0,014 °C
Using Triple Point
-40 0C ile +50 0C
0,04 0C
Using Liquid Bath
-40 0C ile +50 0C
0,13 0C
Using Climate Chamber
-40 0C ile +50 0C
0,06 0C
Using Liquid Bath
0,05 °C
Using Liquid Bath
0,13 °C
Using Cabin air-conditioning
0,05 °C
Using Liquid Bath
0,13 0C
Using Climate Chamber
%10 - %80
% 1,2
Using Humidity Generator
%20 - %80
% 2,5
Using Climate Chamber
-40 0C ile +50 0C
Thermometers with display
-40 0C ile +50 0C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative Humidity Sensors
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Reference devices for relative humidity calibration:
Vaisala HMP76
Thunder Scientific 2500 Humidity Generator.
Operation range: -10˚C / +70˚C
10%RH / 90%RH
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Climate provider for Relative Humidity Calibration:
Weiss SB22 500
Climate Chamber.
Operation Range:
-50˚C / +50˚C
10%RH / 90%RH
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Reference devices for Temperature Calibration:
Isotech 909Q Standard Platinum
Hart Scientific 5615 Platinum
Resistance Thermometer
Resistance Thermometer
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Climate provider for Temperature Calibration:
Weiss SB22 500
Fluke 7381 Liquid bath.
Climate Chamber.
Operation Range: -50˚C / +50˚C
Operation range:
10%RH / 90%RH
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-80˚C /+110˚C
TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Secondary devices for Temperature & Humidity
Laboratory:
Fluke PRT measuring unit, Zeno 3200 Data Logger and Fluke 8846A
6 ½ digit multimeter are used to measure the data.
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TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY LABORATORY
Calibration at The Triple Point of Water (TPW)
and
Ice Point Calibration :
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PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Pressure
sensors
types
to
be
calibrated:
1. Frequency output barometers,
2. Digital output barometers,
3. Barometers with digital display,
4. Mechanical barometers.
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PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Scope of Accreditation
Best
Quantity,
Measurement
Instrument Measurement Measurement
Capability
to be
Range
Conditions
(k=2) (±)
calibrated
Pressure
Absolute
Pressure
Barometers
750 mbar –
1050mbar
Pressure
Cabin (Gas)
0,12 mbar
Calibrator
(Gas)
0,08 mbar
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Remarks
Procedures are
prepared with DKD R6.1 , EURAMET/cg17/v.01 and OIML R 97
PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Reference device for Pressure Calibration:
Parosceintific 785 digiquartz barometer
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PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Climate providers for Pressure Calibration:
Fluke PPC4-ui A100K Calibrator.
Dry air are used (Azoth gas).
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Pressure Chamber
PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Secondary devices of Pressure Laboratory:
Druck DPI 145
Measurement device
Measurement device for frequency
output barometer.
for digital output
barometer.
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PRESSURE CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Secondary devices of the Pressure Laboratory:
Paroscientific
765
Ruska 6200 barometer.
digiquartz barometer.
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WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Wind Speed sensor types to
be calibrated (Cup, hotwire,
ultrasonic, pitot, propeller):
1. Electronics wind speed
sensors,
2. Mechanical wind speed
sensors.
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WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Scope of Accreditation
Quantity,
Instrument to be
calibrated
Best
Measurement Measurement Measurement
Range
Conditions
Capability
(k=2) (±)
WIND SPEED SENSORS
(REFERENCE IS
ULTRASONICS)
2,5 m/s - 30 m/s
WIND SPEED SENSORS
(REFERENCE IS PITOT
TUBE
MICROMANOMETER)
3 m/s - 34 m/s
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Remarks
±(0,11+%0,4xV) COMPARISON
METHOD
m/s
± (0,05 +
%0,7xV) m/s
COMPARISON
METHOD
WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Reference devices for Wind Speed Calibration:
Furness Control FCO510
Micromanometer and Pitot tube.
Thies 2D 4.3810.00.340
Ultrasonic wind speed sensor
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WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Medium provider for Wind Speed Calibration:
Wind Speed Tunnel is the Göttinger type,
closed loop and open test area ( 0 – 40 m/s).
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WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Devices of the Wind Speed Calibration Laboratory:
Hotwire Testo 435
Druck PTX7517-1 Pressure (600–1100mbar)
Wind Speed Sensor.
PR 5333A Temperature (0-40ºC) sensors.
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WIND SPEED CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Devices of the Wind Speed Calibration Laboratory:
Vaisala WMS302M and WAA151, Thies Clima 4.3303.22.007,
Qualimetrics
ECN4738,
Siap
handel
type,
Vector
İnst.
A100M/HE-1 and Lastem DN002 Wind Speed sensors are used.
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RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Pyranometers are calibrated
at the Radiation Calibration
Laboratory under the constant
irradiance and new sensitivity
coefficients for the calibrated
sensors are calculated.
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RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Scope of the Calibration
Quantity,
Instrument
to be
calibrated
Measure
ment
Range
Measurement
Conditions
Best
Measurement
Capability
(k=2) (±)
Comparison with
CPM22 (used as
a reference) by
500W/m²–
Pyranometer
using constant
700W/m²
light irradiance
indoor calibration
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±2W/m²
Remarks
COMPARISON
METHOD
RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Reference device for Pyranometer Calibration:
Kipp&zonen CMP22 Pyranometer
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RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Medium provider for Pyranometers Calibration:
Kipp&Zonen Calibration Facility for Pyranometers.
Indoor Pyranometer Calibration System under constant irradiance light
(500W/m² - 700W/m²).
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RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Devices of the Pyranometers Calibration Laboratory:
Keithley 2000 6 ½
Kipp&Zonen CMP21
digit multimeter
Pyranometer
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PRECIPITATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Precipitation (Rain Gauge)
sensors types to be calibrated:
1. Tipping bucket rain gauges,
2. Weighing type rain gauges.
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PRECIPITATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Scope of calibration
Quantity,
Instrument
to be
calibrated
Measure
ment
Range
Precipitation
1– 4000 gr
(Rain Gauge)
Measurement
Conditions
Best
Measurement
Capability
(k=2) (±)
Precision
Electronic
Balances
And peristaltic
pump
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Remarks
COMPARISON
METHOD
PRECIPITATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Reference devices for Rain Gauges Calibration:
Mettler Toledo XP4002S
Baykon F1 Class Weigths
Precision Electronic Balances
1 gr / 2 kg
800 gr. / 4100 gr.
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PRECIPITATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Medium provider for Rain Gauges Calibration:
Precipitation
simulation
is
prepared by using the Watson
Marlow
520Du
peristaltic
pump which calculates the
necessary amount of water
for the desired amount of
Rain İntensity.
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PRECIPITATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Secondary devices of the Precipitation Laboratory:
Zeno 3200 Data Logger
Caps
different
and
tubes
type
dimensions.
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