Soil Heat Flux Sensors

Thermocouples and thermopiles

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HFP01 Hukseflux Soil Heat Flux Plate

Hukseflux Soil Heat Flux Plate
  • Typically used in Bowen ratio and energy balance systems
  • Intended for applications that do not require self calibration
  • Voltage output proportional to local heat flux
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HFP01SC-L Hukseflux Self-Calibrating Soil Heat Flux Plate

Hukseflux Self-Calibrating Soil Heat Flux Plate
  • Typically used in Bowen ratio and energy balance systems
  • Voltage output proportional to local heat flux
  • On-board heater allows calibration via the "Van den Bos-Hoeksema" method
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TCAV-L Averaging Soil Thermocouple Probe

Averaging Soil Thermocouple Probe
  • Type E thermocouple (chromel-constantan) probe
  • Averages two soil temperature measurements within small vertical/horizontal area
  • 2 x 2 thermocouple configuration (4 junctions total)
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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.