The KID network of measurement stations keeps growing and growing in size - yes, we keep busy. One of our latest additions is a special one, and has been set up on the island of Borkum, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
KID-RP and SQM system on Borkum, directed towards the coast of the Netherlands
The team has installed a KID-RP camera system in combination with a SQM on the island. What makes the Borkum measurement site different from the others, is the way the station is mounted. It is a so-called horizon camera station, looking out towards the harbour of Eemshaven, a seaport in the far north of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. It is a part of the input of the Keep it Dark project to the Interreg North Sea project Darker Sky, which builds further upon the research of KID. The site is connected with a weather radar, so migrating birds, of which there are many in the Wadden Sea area, can be monitored. The researchers involved expect to see these birds being firmly pulled towards Eemshaven, as a result of the artificial light there messing with their natural navigation methods. The first results from Borkum are expected to arrive in a couple of months, so stay tuned.