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4. AAS_4134_Building_Temperatures

Description

These images are infrared thermal images of points in and around Casey station. Thermal images were taken using a Testo 881 Thermal Imaging Camera. The thermal imaging camera records infrared radiation of a particular area. These radiation values are then translated on the camera into apparent temperature by calculating the temperature using the heat transfer equation q=sigma epsilon T4, where q is the heat transfer per unit area (W/m2,) sigma is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (5.6703x10-8 (W/m2K4)), T is the apparent temperature (K) and epsilon is the emissivity. The inferred temperature relies on an assumed emissivity. Because actual emissivity is not fixed, the apparent temperature does not necessarily translate into actual temperature. As such, care should be taken when interpreting the thermal image files. The emissivity value can be adjusted later using IRSoft software (see below).

File name Description
IV_00903.BMT Bar fridge
IV_00904.BMT Bar fridge
IV_00908.BMT TV next to pool table
IV_00909.BMT TV next to pool table
IV_00910.BMT Library window
IV_00911.BMT Library window
IV_00912.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00913.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00914.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00915.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00916.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00917.BMT Mess hall, main three door fridge
IV_00918.BMT Mess hall, main three door fridge
IV_00919.BMT Coffee machine
IV_00920.BMT Catch and kill fridge and upright freezer
IV_00921.BMT Door to chef's fridge
IV_00922.BMT Catch and kill fridge and upright freezer
IV_00923.BMT Refrigeration units in kitchen
IV_00924.BMT Wallow
IV_00925.BMT Wallow
IV_00926.BMT Main cold porch
IV_00927.BMT West side of redshed, ice build-up from blizz tail
IV_00928.BMT West side of redshed, ice build-up from blizz tail
IV_00929.BMT West side of redshed, ice build-up from blizz tail
IV_00930.BMT South side of redshed
IV_00931.BMT South side of redshed
IV_00932.BMT South side of redshed
IV_00934.BMT Ops building
IV_00935.BMT Ops building, west side, ice build-up from blizz-tail
IV_00936.BMT Ops building, main door
IV_00937.BMT Ops building, main door
IV_00939.BMT Ops building, west side, ice build-up from blizz-tail
IV_00950.BMT Central Wallow Original triple glaze, ground floor, immediately west of point 3
IV_00951.BMT Central Wallow Original triple glaze, ground floor, immediately west of point 3
IV_00952.BMT Central Wallow NE facing pane on bay window
IV_00953.BMT Central Wallow NE facing pane on bay window
IV_00954.BMT West wing skylight, immediately above landing in second floor. Eastern most skylight
IV_00960.BMT West wing skylight, immediately above landing in second floor. Eastern most skylight
IV_00961.BMT Central skylight, east side, LHS
IV_00963.BMT Central skylight, east side, LHS
IV_00965.BMT Central skylight, east side, RHS
IV_00967.BMT Central skylight, east side, RHS
IV_00972.BMT Central Wallow NE facing pane on bay window
IV_00973.BMT Central Wallow Original triple glaze, ground floor, immediately west of point 3
IV_00974.BMT Central cold porch, near west wing extension
IV_00975.BMT Central cold porch, near west wing extension
IV_00976.BMT Central cold porch, near west wing extension
IV_00977.BMT Central cold porch, near west wing extension
IV_00978.BMT Central Wallow Original triple glaze, ground floor, immediately west of point 3
IV_00979.BMT Central Wallow Original triple glaze, ground floor, immediately west of point 3
IV_00980.BMT Emergency door, west wing, south side
IV_00981.BMT Emergency door, west wing, south side
IV_00982.BMT Window, west wing, north side, west window
IV_00983.BMT Window, west wing, north side, east window
IV_00984.BMT West wing - West side wall
IV_00985.BMT West wing - West side wall
IV_00986.BMT Emergency door, west wing, north side
IV_00987.BMT Emergency door, west wing, north side
IV_00988.BMT Emergency door, west wing, north side
IV_00989.BMT Emergency door, west wing, north side
IV_00990.BMT Window, west wing, north side, west window
IV_00991.BMT Window, west wing, north side, east window
IV_00992.BMT Emergency door, west wing, south side
IV_00993.BMT Emergency door, west wing, south side
IV_01032.BMT Window on bedroom R33, south side of west wing, ground floor
IV_01033.BMT Ops building, internal door, south facing
IV_01034.BMT Ops building, internal door, south facing
IV_01035.BMT Workshop roller door
IV_01036.BMT Workshop door
IV_01037.BMT Workshop door
IV_01038.BMT Workshop door
IV_01039.BMT Workshop door
IV_01040.BMT Workshop door
IV_01041.BMT Workshop door
IV_01042.BMT Workshop door
IV_01043.BMT Workshop door

They can be used to infer surface temperatures. The files can be opened with TESTO IRSoft software. TESTO IRSoft is available for download for free from http://www.testolimited.com/download-centre

Plain text or infrared datapoints from this data cannot be extracted from the datafiles; BMT is the raw format.

Quality

No known issues with dataset. Data quality is good.

Access

These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Temporal Coverages

• Start date: 2015-02-05 - Stop date: 2015-02-22

Spatial Coverages

Science Keywords

• EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS

Use Constraints

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4134_Building_Temperatures when using these data.