Retired Soil Heat Flux Sensors

Thermocouples and thermopiles

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HFT3-L REBS Soil Heat Flux Plate

REBS Soil Heat Flux Plate
  • Measures temperature gradients across the plate
  • Outputs voltage proportional to heat flux through plate
  • Several HFT3s are needed to measure soil heat flux
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About Soil Heat Flux Sensors

Heat flux sensors measure the rate of energy transferred through a given surface. The sensors can be several thermocouples whose measurements are averaged, a thermopile, or a thermopile with a film heater.