Vaisala News 169, October 2005

 

Update on the Cassini-Huygens mission

When the Huygens probe successfully landed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons in January 2005, it carried eight Vaisala BAROCAP® barometric pressure sensors on board as part of one of its six science instruments.

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Vaisala leads the way towards understanding humidity conditions in cold and humid atmospheres

The Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have recently carried out measurements in arctic severe weather with the heated Vaisala HUMICAP® Dewpoint Transmitter HMP243, and compared the results with those achieved with more conventional probes.

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Studying the changing climate in controlled environment chambers

The University of Sheffield can be proud of their controlled environment facilities. The Department of Animal and Plant Sciences houses a total of 58 state-of-the-art controlled environment chambers and rooms for plant growth studies, which can simulate any climate from the arctic to the tropics.

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Factors affecting water solubility in oils

Oils dissolve some water. However, each oil has its specific water-saturation point beyond which excess water becomes either emulsified or free. Therefore in various oil-systems, one may have to deal with dissolved, emulsified, and/or free-water.

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Safety first in CO2 production

Carbon dioxide needs to be monitored in all places where it is produced, stored, shipped, or used. The AGA CO2 production plant recognizes this fact and has been monitoring their indoor CO2 levels since the facility opened in 1991.

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Vaisala News 169, full magazine in PDF files
Long-term stability and low maintenance: Dewpoint measurement at its best
Vaisala DRYCAP Dewpoint Transmitter DMT340 - Versatile installation options for dewpoint measurement
Studying the changing climate in controlled environment chambers
DORIS - Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
Vaisala INTERCAP Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP50 in airborne measurements
Vaisala leads the way towards understanding humidity conditions in cold and humid atmospheres
US National Weather Service chooses Vaisala's wind sensors
Update on the Cassini-Huygens mission
Safety first in CO2 production
President's column - Premiun class value
Introducing Vaisala HUMICAP Humidity and Temperature Transmitter Series HMT100 - new flexibility in demanding HVAC applications
Modernizing weather information networks in Mexico
Japan Meteorological Agency adopts Vaisala barometers
Free Air CO2 Enrichment experiment in Northern Japan
Factors affecting water solubility in oils
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