Sensors

Robust sensors for long and short term installations

Air Temperature Sensors

Thermistors, thermocouples, and RTDs

Campbell Scientific dataloggers are capable of measuring most commercially available air temperature sensors. Thermistors, thermocouples, and RTDs are available as standard sensor models. The datalogger's...

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Air Temperature & Relative Humidity

Capacitive RH chip and PRTs

Air Temperature and Relative Humidity sensors are two separate sensors packaged in the same sensor housing. Both probes are manufactured by Vaisala. The HMP45C is recommended in humid areas or applications...

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Barometric Pressure Sensors

Resonant silicon technology, silicon capacitance

Barometric pressure sensors measure fluctuations in the pressure exerted by the atmosphere. The sensors require protection from condensing humidity, precipitation, and water ingress and are typically...

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Conductivity Sensors

Electrical conductivity of water

Conductivity sensors measure how well a solution conducts a current. The more ions that are in the solution, the higher the conductivity.

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Dissolved Oxygen Sensors

Galvanic cells

Dissolved oxygen is a critical parameter in determining the health of aquatic systems. In many aquacultural applications, measurement of decreased oxygen levels is used as the primary indicator to start...

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Distance Sensors

Ultrasonic ranging sensors

The most common applications are measuring snow depths and water levels. Ultrasonic sensors determine the distance to a target by sending out ultrasonic pulses and listening for the returning echoes...

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Duff Moisture Sensors

Volumetric water content of duff

Duff is an important component of forest fire fuel. An accurate knowledge of moisture content in duff material is critical to those conducting scheduled burns as well as those attempting to battle out-of-control...

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Electrical Current Sensors

AC current, magnetic fields...

Electrical current sensors detect the flow of current along an electrical wire by measuring (or sensing) the magnetic field that is set up by the flow of electrical current. As such, the sensors are external...

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Electric Field Sensor

Measure electric field via a reciprocating shutter versus a field mill

Like electrical charges repel and unlike charges attract. An electric force field, referred to as an electric field, is said to exist around electrical charges. Electric field defines the force per...

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Fuel Moisture and Fuel Temperature

Fire weather sensors

The CS205 and CS505 are designed to make automatic continuous measurements of fuel moisture and fuel temperature. When connected to a datalogger with telecommunications capability, the user can automatically...

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GPS Global Positioning Sensors

WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver

Global Positioning Sensors (GPS) use GPS satellites to determine position. There are three segments in determining position: satellites, ground stations, and sensors. The sensors access the GPS satellites...

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Heat, Vapor, and CO2 Flux

Eddy covariance measurements

By finding the covariance between the vertical wind speed fluctuations with temperature as determined by the CSAT3 or CA27 (with 127TC) against humidity and carbon dioxide fluctuations, as measured by...

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Leaf Wetness Sensors

Emulate leaf surface

Leaf wetness sensors are classified as:
- Surface contact types that measure the electrical resistance of a water film on the leaf surface,
- Mechanical types that detect a change in sensor...

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pH/ORP Sensors

Double junction reference cell

Our pH sensors measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The greater the hydrogen ion concentration, the smaller the pH; when the pH is above 7, the solution is basic (alkaline), and when...

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Precipitation Sensors

Rain gauges and snowfall adapter

Campbell Scientific offers several types of precipitation measuring devices: tipping bucket rain gage, siphoning tipping bucket rain gage, heated rain gage, and a snowfall adapter.

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Road Weather and Surface Conditions

Weather near roadways and water, ice, and temperature on road surface

Campbell Scientific has sensors and measurement systems that provide data to monitor the atmospheric conditions near roadways as well as the conditions on the actual surface of the road.



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Soil Heat Flux Sensors

Thermocouples and thermopiles

Heat flux sensors measure the rate of energy transferred through a given surface. The sensors can be several thermocouples whose measurements are averaged, a thermopile, or a thermopile with a film heater....

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Soil Temperature Sensors

Thermocouples and thermistors

Thermistors, thermocouples, thermocouple wire, and averaging thermocouples are standard soil temperature sensors that are available. Campbell Scientific dataloggers are capable of measuring most commercially...

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Soil Volumetric Water Content

Time-domain methods for unattended or portable measurements

Soil water content indicates how much water is present in the soil. It can be used to estimate the amount of stored water in a profile or how much irrigation is required to reach a desired amount of water....

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Soil Volumetric Water Content Profiles

Soil moisture at multiple depths

EasyAG® and EnviroSMART™ probes measure soil water content profiles. The probes can measure soil moisture at multiple depths and are easy to install. The output type can be specified for...

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Soil Water Potential Sensors

Heat dissipation and electrical resistance

Soil water potential sensors determine the energy status of water in soil. The energy state describes the force that holds the water in the soil. We offer sensors to measure soil water potential by...

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Solar Radiation Sensors

Pyranometers, quantum sensors, and net radiometers

Campbell Scientific offers pyranometers, net radiometers, and quantum sensors—all designed to measure various aspects of the energy imparted by the sun on the Earth's surface. A leveling fixture...

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Strain Gages

Measure strain on structures

Quantify live loads by measuring induced strains on various types of tructures and components.

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Surface Temperature Sensors

Using infrared radiation to determine surface temperature

Infrared temperature sensors provide a non-contact means of measuring the surface temperature of an object or surface by sensing the infrared radiation given off by the subject.

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Turbidity Sensors

Suspended solids, turbidity

Turbidity sensors measure suspended solids in water, typically by measuring the amount of light transmitted through the water. They are used in river and stream gaging, wastewater and effluent...

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Water Level, Stage, & Flow Sensors

Pressure transducers, bubblers, shaft encoders, ultransonics

Water level, stage, or flow can be measured with many types of sensors: pressure transducers, bubblers, shaft encoders, or ultrasonic sensors. The location where you are measuring water level, the...

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Water Temperature Sensors

Thermistors, thermocouples, RTDs...

The 107 and 108 Temperature Probes are versatile, rugged temperature sensors manufactured by Campbell Scientific. The probes are optimized for long-term deployment, and can be used for air temperature,...

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Wind Speed and Wind Direction

Wind vanes and cup, propeller, or sonic anemometers

Campbell Scientific offers a selection of quality wind sensors. Our wind vanes and anemometers are used in research, air quality, and general purpose meteorological applications. Anemometer only versions...

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About Sensors

Our sensors consist of models that are generally designed for long-term installation under adverse environmental conditions. Most of the sensors listed on our web site measure environmental and water resources parameters, but our dataloggers are not limited to measuring environmental sensors. Sensors used in industrial applications such as strain gages, accelerometers, hydraulic pressure transducers, etc. are also available, either through our applications engineers or from a third party.

Our dataloggers have many channel types and programmable inputs, enabling them to measure most commercially available sensors. Sensors that output voltage, pulse, SDI-12, RS-232, or 4-20 mA signals can be read using the datalogger's analog (single-ended and differential), pulse counter, SDI-12, RS-232, continuous analog output, digital I/O, anti-aliasing filter, and switched excitation channels.