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HYGROMETRE ELECTROLYTIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Type of electrical hygrometer using a humidity strip or electrolytic strip element.

CONT

The electrolytic hygrometer consists of a flat plastic strip bounded by electrodes on two sides and coated with a hygroscopic chemical compound such as lithium chloride. The electrical resistance of this coating is a function of the amount of moisture absorbed from the atmosphere and the temperature of the strip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Hygromètre fondé sur l'équilibre entre un sel hygroscopique et l'air humide, dont l'humidité relative est déduite de la résistance électrique du sel.

Spanish

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