TY - JOUR
T1 - A new technique of radiation thermometry using a consumer digital camcorder
T2 - Observations of red glow at Aso volcano, Japan
AU - Saito, Takeshi
AU - Sakai, Satoshi
AU - Iizawa, Isao
AU - Suda, Eriko
AU - Umetani, Kazuhiro
AU - Kaneko, Katsuya
AU - Furukawa, Yoshitsugu
AU - Ohkura, Takahiro
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We newly developed a technique of radiation thermometry using a Sony's consumer digital camcorder. Our system is not only convenience and cost effective but with a better performance than previous infrared thermometers, particularly in the place like a crater of volcano where is abundant in gas. This is because our system uses the submicron wavelength band, in which radiation is less influenced by absorption of gas than in the thermal infrared wavelength (>3 μm). We carried out observations of red glow at Aso volcano and succeeded in measuring the temperature of about 800°C, which is much more acceptable than previously reported values of 200-400°C. When we measure the temperature of about 300-700°C and 600-900°C in the place where is abundant in gas, using the camcorder with the near-infrared and with the visible wavelength mode is better than the thermal infrared region, respectively. Copy right
AB - We newly developed a technique of radiation thermometry using a Sony's consumer digital camcorder. Our system is not only convenience and cost effective but with a better performance than previous infrared thermometers, particularly in the place like a crater of volcano where is abundant in gas. This is because our system uses the submicron wavelength band, in which radiation is less influenced by absorption of gas than in the thermal infrared wavelength (>3 μm). We carried out observations of red glow at Aso volcano and succeeded in measuring the temperature of about 800°C, which is much more acceptable than previously reported values of 200-400°C. When we measure the temperature of about 300-700°C and 600-900°C in the place where is abundant in gas, using the camcorder with the near-infrared and with the visible wavelength mode is better than the thermal infrared region, respectively. Copy right
KW - Aso volcano
KW - NightShot
KW - Red glow
KW - Submicron wavelength
KW - Thermometer
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U2 - 10.1186/bf03352550
DO - 10.1186/bf03352550
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:31444448383
VL - 57
SP - e5-e8
JO - Earth, Planets and Space
JF - Earth, Planets and Space
SN - 1880-5981
IS - 2
ER -