Can I monitor surf conditions using thermal ir cameras?
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No. The IR will not be able to “see” surf conditions. The reason is because a wave is a well mixed homogeneous substance (seawater) that has the same temperature through out its volume. IR registers though a temperature gradient. A wave when breaking will be at the same temperature as the rest of the ocean, hence you would see a black screen with no differentiation between waves. If you put a buoy in the surf, then you would expect to see the buoy bobbing around since it would have a different heat signature. But that would have limited value, you may be able to tell wave height but hardly if it was tubing or mushy.
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Temperature measurement
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http://www.buzzsurf.com/surfatwork/
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The sources of error will always depend on the way you carry out the experiment. To measure the heat directly wouldn't work well. So you need to monitor the temperature at both ends. Monitoring the temperature at both ends, the errors will be the scale error of your measuring device, the quality of the thermal contact between the sensor and the fluid as well as the effect that the sensor has on the flow of the fluid (I'd use fibre optic sensors as they are non-invasive and don't have the problems asociated with using electrical test equipment in water).
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You could also take photos of objects that would get radiant heat from the sun, versus other heat sources.You could do a stufy with animals and tie it to metabollic uses. reptiles vs mammals.\n\nIf it is a video camera you could do a number of studies with exercise and muscle blood flow.
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I just bought a digital video camera and it can be done.  You need a IEEE 1394 firewire connection to your computer and just hook the camera up.
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infrared and ultraviolet!
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I don't know about a screen having a thermometer in it, but there are heat sensors on some computer motherboards, and, using the right software, you can retrieve the data. One of these programs is called "Motherboard Monitor 5.3.7" that you can download and use free from this address: http://www.download.com/Motherboard-Monitor/3000-2086_4-10518385.html?tag=lst-0-6
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Try Infranview http://www.irfanview.com/ its free
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if your camera have an infrared transmitter you can use it, otherwise do it the old fashion way, via USB cable
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You can get a infrared thermometer. just point it at the flame and it will tell you the temperature. it will also show you the differences when you move to diff rent colors in the flame.. blue being hotter than the yellow.. i bought one on line for 39 dollars from eBay i think
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To see some ocean temperature maps go here:\nhttp://marine.rutgers.edu/opp/Temperature/Temperature1.html\n\nTo see some ocean current maps go here:\nhttp://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/\n\nThe sea surface temperature map is derived from high-resolution satellite based radar measurements. The data used was from data points spaced 18 km apart, and two days apart. The map creates a spatial interpretation of this data that allows you to see the answer quickly and easily, without reviewing huge spreadsheets. Likewise the current data is from ship-drift data obtained from ocean vessels and drft buoys. Again, the map combines widely separated data points to give a visual interpretation of the result. \nTo understand how the data was collected that these maps are showing:\nhttp://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/data.html
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Go with a line graph, that way you can also find out (or estimate) temperatures at times when you didnt measure it.
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I think you need the right software.  I use Roxio Videowave.
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check out http://cctvcamera.50webs.com
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There are no public system that allows for viewing live satelite images.\n\nSorry
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Yes, there is a software that records activities and sounds in AVI format, moreover the conversion can be achieved in mpeg and flash formats.\nCapture frames with 24 fps speed and audio in wave format.\nIf the softwares below do not work, contact me.\n\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/jcbroogley