Log in

resistance thermometer

From Glossary of Meteorology

Jump to:navigation, search

(Also called electrical resistance thermometer) A type of electrical thermometer in which the thermal element is a substance with an electrical resistance that varies with the temperature.

Such thermometers can be made with very short time constants and are capable of very accurate measurements. They are commonly used in radiosondes.

Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Resistance_thermometer&oldid=29460"

Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.