General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal sensor/ metal radiation shield and parts/ synthetic thermistor mount and parts/ wood part

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.0 cm

Width

20.4 cm

Height

8.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

YSI

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Yellow Springs

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

mid 1980s +

Canada

An American made thermistor mounted in a Meteorological Service of Canada radiation shield and used as part of the Canadian Maps II automated observing station.

Function

A sensing device used to measure atmospheric temperature by means of electrical resistance, mounted in a frame and radiation shield and used at an automated meteorological observing station. The readings were transmitted to a connected data collection platform.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Glossy black and white painted radiation shield/ white synthetic thermistor mount/ off-white thermistor/ brown stained wood plate

Decoration

N/A