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Minimization of Systematic Errors of an Ultrasonic Thermometer Due to Signal Time Delays and Temperature Variations in the Design

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The joint influence of the unaccounted time delay of signal transmission between “transmitter–sound receiver” pairs and temperature changes in the distances between them on the systematic error of sonic temperature measurements is considered. Analytical relations for estimating the considered error and the results of its calculation are presented. A method of calibration for such devices in a climate chamber using reference measuring instruments is described. The method allows one to reduce this influence by more than an order of magnitude in the range of measured temperatures from −70 to +50°C.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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Bogushevich, A.Y. Minimization of Systematic Errors of an Ultrasonic Thermometer Due to Signal Time Delays and Temperature Variations in the Design. Atmos Ocean Opt 34, 730–737 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856021060051

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