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The thermometer was used by the originators of the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales.
Anders Celsius devised the Celsius scale, which was described in his publication the origin of the Celsius temperature scale in 1742.

 


thermometer
Any instrument that measures temperature with a sensor element that utilizes the variation of the physical properties of a substances associated with their temperature.

Thermometer - an instrument for measuring temperature consisting typically of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature ...

Thermometer An instrument for measuring temperature.
Theta-e (or Equivalent Potential Temperature) The temperature a parcel of air would have if it was lifted until it became saturated, all water vapor was condensed out, ...

THERMOMETER An instrument used for measuring temperature. The different scales used in meteorology are Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin or Absolute.

THERMOMETER: Instrument used in the measurement of temperature.
THERMOSTAT: A device used to switch electrical current at a selectable set-point temperature.

thermometer: an instrument used for measuring temperature.
thermosphere: the atmospheric shell that goes from the top of the mesosphere to outer space. The temperature increases with altitude, and its height is about 80 kilometers.

Thermometer
Instrument which measures the temperature.
Thunder
A sharp or rumbling sound which accompanies lightning. It is emitted by rapidly expanding gases along the channel of a lightning discharge.

thermometer—An instrument for measuring temperature.
theodolite—An optical instrument which, in meteorology, is used principally to observe the motion of a pilot balloon.

spirit thermometer"A liquid-in-glass thermometer that uses an organic substance such as alcohol as the thermometric liquid. This type of thermometer has a very low freezing point and a high coefficient of expansion.

Thermometers
Cloud chart
Procedure
Use a thermometer in a shady location about a metre above the ground well away from buildings to measure the temperature on clear and cloudy days over several weeks.

THERMOMETERS/HYROMETERS Great Selection at Wind & Weather Online Catalog, click on Weather Instruments
BAROMETERS Great Selection at Wind & Weather Online Catalog, click on Weather Instruments ...

Thermometer- An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin, glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid (usually mercury or alcohol).
Thermosphere- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.

Thermometer- An instrument for measuring temperature.
Temperate Zone- The area of the globe between the tropics and the polar regions.
Thunder- The sound produced by lightning discharges.

Thermometer - The instrument that measures temperature.
Thunder - The explosive sound of air expanding as it is heated by lightning.

Thermometer- An instrument for measuring temperature.
Thunder - The sound caused by a lightning stroke as it heats the air and causes it to rapidly expand.

THERMOMETER - A device for measuring temperature.
THETA-E - A experimental rule for the amount of energy, considering CAPE and moisture, for initiating and / or sustaining convection.

A thermometer used to measure the ambient temperature. The temperature recorded is considered identical to air temperature. One of the two thermometers that make up a psychrometer.
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Max-Min thermometers inside "Weather Shelter".
Gini's Weather Shelter which houses weather instrunments.
"Gini's "Weighing Bucket Recording Raingauge"." ...

DRY BULB THERMOMETER A thermometer used to measure the ambient temperature. The temperature recorded is considered identical to air temperature. One of the two thermometers that make up a psychrometer.

Bimetallic Thermometer A temperature measuring devise usually consisting of two dissimilar metals that expand and contract differentially as the temperature changes.

Marine thermometer See sea-water thermometer, reversing thermometer. MARPLOT Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks. Part of the CAMEO system. MARS Motor Aspirated Radiation Shield. See radiation shield.

Maximum/Minimum thermometer - a thermometer that marks the lowest temperature (minimum) or highest temperature (maximum) since the previous reading (usually 1 day).

Liquid-in-Glass Thermometer - A device for measuring temperature that consists of a tube with a liquid-filled bulb at one end. The expansion or contraction of the fluid indicates temperature.

THERMOGRAPH Essentially, a self-recording thermometer. A thermometer that continuously records the temperature on a chart. THERMOHALINE In oceanography, it pertains to when both temperature and salinity act together.

sling psychrometerAn instrument used to measure the water vapor content of the atmosphere, which wet and dry bulb thermometers are mounted on a frame connected to a handle at one end by means of a bearing or a length of chain.

Conventional thermometers, hygrometers, barometers and rain-gauges are of course available, but rugged, easy-to-use distant-reading electronic units to monitor temperature, relative humidity and rainfall are also offered.

" Because frost is primarily an event that occurs as the result of radiational cooling, it frequently occurs with a thermometer level temperature in the mid-30s.

Retreater With the conversion to electronic maximum/minimum thermometers by most governmental weather services, this term is hardly used anymore.

It consists of two thermometers, one of which (the dry bulb) is an ordinary glass thermometer, while the other (wet bulb) has its bulb covered with a jacket of clean muslin which is saturated with distilled water prior to an observation.

temperature - The quantity measured by a thermometer. Bodies in thermal equilibrium with each other have the same temperature.

The quantity measured by a thermometer. Bodies in thermal equilibrium with each other have the same temperature.

Wet-bulb temperature is measured using a standard mercury-in-glass thermometer, with the thermometer bulb wrapped in muslin, which is kept wet.

Sensible heat The heat we can feel and measure with a thermometer.
Sensible temperature The sensation of temperature that the human body feels in contrast to the actual temperature of the environment as measured with a thermometer.

Temperature - A degree of hotness or coldness the can be measured using a thermometer. Also a measure of how fast the atoms and molecules of a substance are moving (see Kinetic energy).

An instrument used to measure the water vapor content of the atmosphere in which wet and dry bulb thermometers are mounted on a frame connected to a handle at one end by means of a bearing or a length of chain.

A temperature of 0 degrees Celsius or below recorded on a thermometer placed on short grass
Gulf Stream
A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic to the coast of western Europe.

Sling psychromete - a hygrometer for measuring relative humidity. It has two thermometers, one with a wet bulb and one with dry. Can be whirled around to ventilate.
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Psychrometer: An instrument used to measure the water vapor content of the air. It consists of two thermometers (dry and wet bulb). After whirling the instrument, the dew point and relative humidity can be obtained with the aid of tables.

Psychrometer An instrument designed to measure dew point and relative humidity, consisting of two thermometers (one dry bulb and one wet bulb).

PSGPassagePSTPacific Standard TimePsychrometerAn instrument used to measure the water vapor content of the air; a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that ...

surface air temperature The temperature of the air near the surface of the Earth, usually determined by a thermometer in an instrument shelter about 2 m above the ground.

See also: Temperature, Weather, Air, Surface, Meteor