Environmental Monitoring:Bucket thermometer
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: October 28, 2011, 9:13 am
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C Michael Hogan
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A bucket thermometer is a temperature measurement device with an insulated container around the bulb. It is used to measure ocean temperatures by lowering it on a line, allowing it to equilibrate with the temperature of the surface water, withdrawing it along with the water surrounding it, and reading the temperature. The water serves both as insulation for the thermometer (after withdrawal) and as a sample for a salinity determination.
Further Reading:
- Physical Oceanography Index
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Steve Baum (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Bucket thermometer". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date October 28, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bucket_thermometer?topic=49501>
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A bucket thermometer is a temperature measurement device with an insulated container around the bulb. It is used to measure ocean temperatures by lowering it on a line, allowing it to equilibrate with the temperature of the surface water, withdrawing it along with the water surrounding it, and reading the temperature. The water serves both as insulation for the thermometer (after withdrawal) and as a sample for a salinity determination.
Further Reading:
- Physical Oceanography Index
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