A Thermograph for Use in the Arctic

Describes a portable, battery-operated instrument designed to record long-term temperate variation of the permafrost. The four-part unit can operate unattended, on a one-hr/day basis for up to 240 days. Temperatures in four ranges from -25 to +25° C can be recorded at six depths with an accu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Adhav, R.S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1963
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3538
http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3538/3513
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Summary:Describes a portable, battery-operated instrument designed to record long-term temperate variation of the permafrost. The four-part unit can operate unattended, on a one-hr/day basis for up to 240 days. Temperatures in four ranges from -25 to +25° C can be recorded at six depths with an accuracy of two percent of the range.