Water temperature sensor
The offshore temperature sensor measures the water temperature.
The water temperature sensor is used at sea measuring locations. The temperature is measured with a resistance bridge. A Pt-100 or a Pt-2000 sensor is used for this. Pt stands for Platinum, the 100 or 2000 stands for the electrical resistance (100 ohm or 2000 ohm) that the sensor has at a temperature of 0 °C.
The Pt element is mounted at the end of a tube cable. The temperature can be read on the associated transmitter unit. The transmitter and the sensor are considered as one measuring system.
Data
The data collected with the wave height radar can be found in various places:
- Rijkswaterstaat Waterinfo and Rijkswaterstaat Waterberichtgeving provide access to hydrological data from the LMW chain.
- The Digital North Sea Alliance website provides access to hydrological data for a number of wind farms in the North Sea
Customers and applications
Customers include wind farm operators, energy traders, Rijkswaterstaat, the KNMI, skippers of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), major seaports, (commercial) shipping, the Coast Guard, incident organizations and recreationists.
The data is used for climatological research, maritime research and the development, calibration and validation of models.