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fluorometerfluorometerfluorometerA device used to measure paramters of flouroescence, including its intensity and wavelength distribution of emission spectrum after excitation by a certain spectrum of light. "Fluorescence Spectrophotometry". Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2002.
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pressureSensorpressureSensorpressureSensorA sensor that measures pressure, typically of gases or liquids, which is an expression of the force required to stop a fluid from expanding, and is usually stated in terms of force per unit areaDefinition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor [June, 2016]AKA: pressureTransducer; pressureGuage; pressureSenders; pressureIndicators; piezometers; manometers …
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absolutePressureSensorabsolutePressureSensorabsolutePressureSensorMeasures the pressure relative to a perfect vacuumDefinition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor [June, 2016]AKA vacuumPressureSensor
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gaugePressureSensorgaugePressureSensorpressureGaugeMeasures pressure relative to atmospheric pressure (zero represents the sensor is measuring the same as the ambient pressure)Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor [June, 2016]
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negativeGaugePressurenegativeGaugePressurenegativeGaugePressuremeasures pressures below atmospheric pressure, showing the difference between that low pressure and atmospheric pressure (i.e. negDefinition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor [June, 2016]AKA vacuumPressureSensor: This term can cause confusion. It may be used to describe a sensor that measures pressures below atmospheric pressure, showing the difference between that low pressure and atmospheric pressure (i.e. negative gauge pressure), but it may also be used to describe a sensor that measures low pressure relative to perfect vacuum (i.e. absolute pressure).
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turbidimeterturbidimeterturbidimeterA water quality sensor that monitors light reflected off the particles suspended in water.Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephelometer [June, 2016]
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CTconductivityTemperatureA device used to measure conductivity and temperature of liquids, commonly used to calculate salinity
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CTDconductivityTemperatureDepthA CT sensor that is equpped to measure water pressure
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ADCPacousticDopplerCurrentProfilerADCPAn ADCP uses Doppler shift of a acoustic signal to calculate water particle velocity at different distances along a beam path.
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windVanewindVanewindVaneA wind vane is an instrument that measures wind velocity using a propellor and direction using the mechanical mechanism (tail) to associate the direction of the sensor to determine the wind direction,
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sonicAnemometersonicAnemometersonicAnemometerSonic anemometers, first developed in the 1950s, use ultrasonic sound waves to measure wind velocity. They measure wind speed based on the time of flight of sonic pulses between pairs of transducers. Measurements from pairs of transducers can be combined to yield a measurement of velocity in 1-, 2-, or 3-dimensional flow. The spatial resolution is given by the path length between transducers, which is typically 10 to 20 cm. Ultrasonic anemometers can take measurements with very fine temporal resolution, 20 Hz or better, which makes them well suited for turbulence measurements.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemometer#Acoustic_resonance_anemometers [June, 2016]
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windCupwindCupwindCupA wind cup uses rotating cups to capture wind and measures the number of turns per unit of time to determine the wind speed. The number of cups determines its sensitivity to wind gusts.
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barometerbarometerbarometerAn instrument that measures air pressure
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rainGaugerainGaugerainGaugeA rain gauge measures the amount of liquid precipitation over a given amount of time.
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hygrometerhygrometerhygrometerA hygrometer is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some other quantity such as temperature, pressure, mass or a mechanical or electrical change in a substance as moisture is absorbed. By calibration and calculation, these measured quantities can lead to a measurement of humidity.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrometer [June, 2016]
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