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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1997
Matthew Sturm, Fairbanks, AK (US);
Jonathan A Holmgren, Fairbanks, AK (US);
The Army Corps of Engineers as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A snow probe device with a portable data logger that measures snow depths snow covered areas. The snow probe componets include: i) a linear displacement magnetostrictive transducer composed of a long probe shaft with an internal magnetostrictive transducer filament that operates in conjunction with a small electronics package for signal generation and detection; ii) a floating plate assembly that includes a magnet that slides on the probe shaft along with a floating plate that rests upon the snow's surface during a measurement event; iii) a pointed tip designed for easy penetration of snow attached at the probe's bottom end portion; iv) a thumb switch for actuating measurements on a cylindrical handle attached at the upper end of the probe shaft; and v) a data logger for controlling and recording the magnetostrictive transducer measurements. Optionally, the device can include a polar fleece sleeve to thermally insulate the transducer's electronics package and a digital counter to record the number of measurements performed.