Thermometer Sensor/Instrument Document

Abstract:

A thermometer is an instrument used for measuring temperature. Although various experiments to record temperature had been made earlier, the first reliable thermometers were not developed until the mid-18th century. Long-term temperature records are thus almost exclusively less than 200 years in length. As technology evolved, many types of thermometers have been used to record temperatures worldwide. Examples include mercury thermometers, liquid-in-glass thermometers mounted inside a Cotton Region Shelter (Stevenson Screen), and newer thermistor-based instruments with a "beehive-like" instrument shelter.

Table of Contents:

1. Document Information:

Revision Date:
January 20, 1995

Review Date:
January 20, 1995

2. Instrument Information:

Instrument Long Name, Acronym:
Thermometer.

Instrument Introduction:
A thermometer is an instrument used for measuring temperature. Although various experiments to record temperature had been made earlier, the first reliable thermometers were not developed until the mid-18th century. Long-term temperature records are thus almost exclusively less than 200 years in length. As technology evolved, many types of thermometers have been used to record temperatures worldwide. Examples include mercury thermometers, liquid-in-glass thermometers mounted inside a Cotton Region Shelter (Stevenson Screen), and newer thermistor-based instruments with a "beehive-like" instrument shelter.

Instrument Mission Objectives:
Temperature measurement.

Key Variables:
Temperature.

Scanning or Data Collection Concept/Principles of Operation:
Varies by type of instrument.

3. Instrument Layout, Design, and Measurement Geometry:

Information not available.

4. Manufacturer of Instrument:

Various.

5. Calibration:

Information not available.

6. Glossary of Terms:

Information not available.

7. List of Acronyms:

Information not available.