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Title:

Infra Red Based Snow Surface Temperature Probe

Value Proposition:

The sensor measures the snow surface temperature using non contact remote sensing method. It can be easily interfaced with any automatic weather station.

Summary Application:

For snow Cover Modeling to Forecast  Snow Avalanche, Flood & Water Rise

Advantages:
  • Weather proof mechanical design.
  • Probe can be directly interfaced to different Data Acquisition Systems.
  • Operable 100% RH and wind speed of the order of 200 Km/h.
  • ±50ºC Measurement Range with 0.1ºC Resolution, ±0.5ºC Accuracy &
  • ±0.1ºC Repeatability.
  • Spectral band pass: 8 < wavelength < 14 µm
  • 4°Field of View
  • Sighting: Line of  sight
  • 0 to +5Vdc Output signal
  • Response time: 0.25 second
  • 10.5  to 14.0 Vdc, 20mA operating power
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation[CSIR-CSIO]
:  director[at]csio[dot]res[dot]in
:91-172-2657267
:https://www.csio.res.in/
Industrial Applications: Electromagnetics [Physics] Sensors [Electronics]
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