Vaisala News 169, October 2005
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Update on the Cassini-Huygens missionWhen the Huygens probe successfully landed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons in January 2005, it carried eight Vaisala BAROCAP® barometric pressure sensors on board as part of one of its six science instruments. Read more |
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Vaisala leads the way towards understanding humidity conditions in cold and humid atmospheresThe Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have recently carried out measurements in arctic severe weather with the heated Vaisala HUMICAP® Dewpoint Transmitter HMP243, and compared the results with those achieved with more conventional probes. Read more |
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Studying the changing climate in controlled environment chambersThe University of Sheffield can be proud of their controlled environment facilities. The Department of Animal and Plant Sciences houses a total of 58 state-of-the-art controlled environment chambers and rooms for plant growth studies, which can simulate any climate from the arctic to the tropics. Read more |
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Factors affecting water solubility in oilsOils dissolve some water. However, each oil has its specific water-saturation point beyond which excess water becomes either emulsified or free. Therefore in various oil-systems, one may have to deal with dissolved, emulsified, and/or free-water. Read more |
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Safety first in CO2 productionCarbon dioxide needs to be monitored in all places where it is produced, stored, shipped, or used. The AGA CO2 production plant recognizes this fact and has been monitoring their indoor CO2 levels since the facility opened in 1991. Read more |
