Principle

How does the temperature of the air affect the temperature of the soil in the course of a day?

Benefits


Experiment is part of an experiment set with numerous experiments in ecology

Universal handheld measurement device can also be used for other measurement parameters relevant in ecology, biology and chemistry

Outdoors measurement possible, for mobile use

Graphical display of measurement data

Data can be saved on SD memory card

All data can be transferred onto a computer for data analysis

Data analysis software can be freely distributed


Tasks


Measurement of air temperature and soil temperature in different soil depths in the course of 24 hours

Drawing a measurement graph and comparison of the temperature fluctuation of the measurement points


What you can learn about


Soil temperature profile

Temperature transmission

Soil water content

State of aggregation