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Instrument: Alvin Heatflow Probe 0.66m

Acronym:
 Alvin Heatflow Probe 0.66m
External Identifier:
» skos:broadMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P10/current/GI000949/
Description

The Heatflow probe is a temperature measuring device on the submersible Alvin. It is a 0.6 m titanium tube containing a linear heater and 5 thermistors. The Heatflow probe is designed to measure temperature gradients when inserted into soft sediments.