Proof of concept: temperature-sensing waders for environmental sciences

A prototype temperature-sensing pair of waders is introduced and tested. The water temperature at the streambed is interesting both for scientists studying the hyporheic zone and for, e.g., fishers spotting good fishing locations. A temperature sensor incorporated into waders worn by members of the public can give scientists an additional source of information on stream-water–groundwater interaction. A pair of waders was equipped with a thermistor and calibrated in the lab. Tests with both the waders and a reference thermometer in a deep polder ditch with a known localized groundwater contribution (i.e., boil) showed that the temperature-sensing waders are capable of identifying the boil location. However, the temperature-sensing waders showed a less pronounced response to changing water temperature compared to the reference thermometer, most likely due to the heat capacity of the person in the waders. This research showed that data from temperature-sensing waders worn by the public and shared with scientists can be used to decide where the most interesting places are to do more detailed and more expensive research.

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一种原型温度感应防水裤被介绍并进行了测试。溪床水温度对于研究潜流区的科学家以及例如寻找良好垂钓地点的渔民而言均具有趣味。将温度传感器集成于公众所穿防水裤中，可以为科学家提供关于溪水-地下水交互作用的额外信息来源。一套防水裤被配备有热敏电阻并在实验室中进行校准。在已知具有局部地下水贡献（即沸腾点）的深围堤沟中进行防水裤和参考温度计的测试表明，温度感应防水裤能够识别沸腾点位置。然而，与参考温度计相比，温度感应防水裤对水温变化的响应更为不明显，这很可能是因为穿着防水裤的人的热容量。该研究显示，公众所穿并共享给科学家的温度感应防水裤的数据，可用于决定进行更详细且成本更高的研究的最有趣地点。

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