Ecology and ecophysiology

Simplified measurement processes and cloud-connected data loggers make it easier to monitor plant environments in near-real time, and more data is critical to understanding the complete picture of any ecosystem's health and lifecycle.

METER solutions are designed to help you gather more data across large areas without sacrificing accuracy, reliability or exceeding your project’s budget. We reduce the complexity involved in environmental monitoring so you can do what you set out to do: analyze and act on the data you collect.

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Lab soil characterization

LABROS is an innovative collection of soil laboratory instruments, each designed to work individually or as part of a larger, automated system. Conduct automated particle size analysis and measure soil moisture release curves, saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, and thermal conductivity from a single sample.

Soil particle size analysis

Hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil samples

Soil moisture release curves for soil samples

Hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil samples

Streamline your soil characterization methods by using the LABROS suite of laboratory instruments and software to perform accurate, automated analyses from a single soil sample
Measure both saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity from a single soil sample using HYPROP and KSAT laboratory instruments
Get a complete soil moisture release curve using HYPROP and WP4C lab instruments and LABROS software

Plant stress

Directly measure indicators and causes of plant stress rather than relying on intuition or qualitative assessments of your crops and canopy with cost-effective solutions from METER.

Microclimate

stomatal conductance

Surface temperature

Vapor pressure deficit

Water potential

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Combine water potential, wind, IR, and stomatal conductance measurements to precisely measure the causes and symptoms of plant water stress.

Canopy productivity

Measure the photosynthetic activity of your plants using simple, labor-saving instruments, and better understand the health and lifecycle of your canopy.

Leaf area index

NDVI

Stomatal conductance

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Deploy NDVI sensors for long term canopy monitoring or gather point measurements with the easy to use, handheld AccuPAR LP 80.

Microclimate canopy

Measuring the microclimate with a weather station provides comprehensive data on local atmospheric conditions that directly affect plant and soil processes. Weather stations collect detailed information on temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, and solar radiation, all of which influence soil moisture levels, evaporation rates, and soil temperature.

Solar radiation, precipitation, air temperature, barometric pressure, vapor pressure, relative humidity, wind speed/direction/gust, lightning strike/distance

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Combining the precision of wind, radiation, and precipitation sensors above and below a canopy provides a continuous picture of the microclimate below a canopy.

Phenology

Monitor plant lifecycles more precisely with METER solutions. Cloud-connected sensors allow you to monitor data remotely, while easy-to-use handheld devices make site visits more efficient.

NDVI

Leaf area index

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Monitor each stage of a plant's life cycle by combining NDVI and IRT sensors with a cloud connected ZL6 Data Logger.

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ZENTRA System

Customize your data collection and logging solution by combining multiple METER sensors with the ZL6 Data Logger and ZENTRA Cloud. ZENTRA stores your data in the cloud, allowing easy access to your data and near-real-time reports from all of your data loggers.

Avoid costly field visits by accessing your data from any web-connected device. Analyze it with ZENTRA’s built-in visualization tools, and easily share insights without tracking down log files on individual computers.

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LABROS System

Streamline your laboratory analyses and reduce human error using the innovative LABROS soil science laboratory collection. Perform automated particle size analysis, generate soil moisture release curves, or measure thermal and hydraulic conductivity with METER laboratory instruments designed to produce accurate analyses in a fraction of the time of other methods.

Even better, LABROS instruments can be combined to perform all of these analyses from a single sample, saving time and reducing measurement errors due to variations in sample characteristics.

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LABROS-capable laboratory instruments from METER, including WP4C, KSAT, VARIOS, and PARIO

“I really love being able to use the [SC-1] porometer because it’s such powerful data, and we’re able to retrieve this data so quickly and learn a lot about the system.“

 Natalie Aguirre, PhD Candidate, Plant Physiology & Chemical Ecology | Texas A&M University

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