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ALUMINIUM OXIDE HUMIDITY ELEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A capacitive sensor with a porous aluminium oxide dielectric whose impedance decreases with increasing water vapour content of the air.

French

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

Capteur capacitif doté d'un diélectrique d'alumine poreux dont l'impédance décroît lorsque la teneur de l'air en vapeur d'eau augmente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Sensor que utiliza la capacitancia de un dieléctrico hecho de óxido de aluminio poroso, cuya impedancia decrece cuando el contenido de humedad del aire aumenta.

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