Calibration of Temperature Sensors in Preparation for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
- Erick Paul Agrimson (St. Catherine University)
- Kaye Smith (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
- Rachel DuBose (St. Catherine University)
- Vina Onyango-Robshaw (St. Catherine University)
- Ana Taylor (St. Catherine University)
- Alynie Walter (St. Catherine University)
- Peace Sinyigaya (St. Catherine University)
- Grace Maki (St. Catherine University)
- Rachel Lang (St. Catherine University)
- Brittany Craig (General Dynamics)
- Gordon McIntosh (University of Minnesota, Morris)
- James Flaten (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Abstract
In preparation for the 2017 total solar eclipse, St. Catherine University developed a calibration protocol for the temperature sensors flown during thermal wake boom experiments. The calibration method used a standard two-point technique that corrected each individual sensor for both slope and offset errors using a high quality NIST certified thermocouple as the temperature standard. Our method is not absolute but corrects each sensor relative to the NIST standard so that we feel some confidence that individual sensor variations are mitigated. In preparation for the eclipse, calibration curves were generated for over 200 individual digital and thermistor temperature sensors.
How to Cite:
Agrimson, E. P., Smith, K., DuBose, R., Onyango-Robshaw, V., Taylor, A., Walter, A., Sinyigaya, P., Maki, G., Lang, R., Craig, B., McIntosh, G. & Flaten, J., (2017) “Calibration of Temperature Sensors in Preparation for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse”, Academic High Altitude Conference 2017(1). doi: https://doi.org//ahac.9751
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