Evaluation of the ACR SmartButton thermometer and a low-cost protective case for continuous stream temperature measurement

Limnetica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-22

  Molinero, Jon ^a   Larrañaga, Aitor ^a   Pérez, Javier ^a   Martínez, Aingeru ^a   Pozo, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calibration; Digital thermometer; Methodology; River; Stream; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84880215486     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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