Proof of concept: temperature-sensing waders for environmental sciences
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Hut, Rolf
Tyler, Scott
van Emmerik, Tim
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2/29/2016
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A prototype temperature-sensing pair of waders
is introduced and tested. The water temperature at the
streambed is interesting both for scientists studying the hyporheic zone and for, e.g., fishers spotting good fishing locations. A temperature sensor incorporated into waders worn
by members of the public can give scientists an additional
source of information on stream-water–groundwater interaction. A pair of waders was equipped with a thermistor and
calibrated in the lab. Tests with both the waders and a reference thermometer in a deep polder ditch with a known
localized groundwater contribution (i.e., boil) showed that
the temperature-sensing waders are capable of identifying
the boil location. However, the temperature-sensing waders
showed a less pronounced response to changing water temperature compared to the reference thermometer, most likely
due to the heat capacity of the person in the waders. This
research showed that data from temperature-sensing waders
worn by the public and shared with scientists can be used
to decide where the most interesting places are to do more
detailed and more expensive research.
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2193-0856