TY - JOUR
T1 - Fiber optics opens window on stream dynamics
AU - Selker, John
AU - Van De Giesen, Nick C.
AU - Westhoff, Martijn
AU - Luxemburg, Wim
AU - Parlange, Marc B.
PY - 2006/12/28
Y1 - 2006/12/28
N2 - A new approach to monitoring surface waters using distributed fiber optic temperature sensing is presented, allowing resolutions of temperature of 0.01°C every meter along a fiber optic cable of up to 10,000 m in length. We illustrate the potential of this approach by quantifying both stream temperature dynamics and groundwater inflows to the Maisbich, a first-order stream in Luxembourg (49°47′N, 6°02′E). The technique provides a very rich dataset, which may be of interest to many types of environmental research, notably that of stream ecosystems.
AB - A new approach to monitoring surface waters using distributed fiber optic temperature sensing is presented, allowing resolutions of temperature of 0.01°C every meter along a fiber optic cable of up to 10,000 m in length. We illustrate the potential of this approach by quantifying both stream temperature dynamics and groundwater inflows to the Maisbich, a first-order stream in Luxembourg (49°47′N, 6°02′E). The technique provides a very rich dataset, which may be of interest to many types of environmental research, notably that of stream ecosystems.
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U2 - 10.1029/2006GL027979
DO - 10.1029/2006GL027979
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547573834
VL - 33
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
SN - 0094-8276
IS - 24
M1 - L24401
ER -