Articles | Volume 5, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-45-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-45-2016
Research article
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29 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 29 Feb 2016

Proof of concept: temperature-sensing waders for environmental sciences

Rolf Hut, Scott Tyler, and Tim van Emmerik

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Temperature-sensor-incorporated waders worn by the public can give scientists an additional source of information on stream water-groundwater interaction. A pair of waders was equipped with a thermistor and calibrated in the lab. Field tests in a deep polder ditch with a known localized groundwater contribution showed that the waders are capable of identifying the boil location. This can be used to decide where the most interesting places are to do more detailed and more expensive research.