Timeline for Is there an optical technology able to measure the temperature of dry air?
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| Aug 22, 2018 at 18:06 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | Your referenced sensor there does not appear to have any opto sensors. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 at 18:04 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | But I suspect it's not measuring the air temperature directly but rather the temperature of, say, the duct walls. The temperature-sound speed relationship is fraught with uncertainties due to humidity level, altitude, etc. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 at 14:14 | comment | added | docscience | The device you cited from Sparkfun - I believe that measures temperature from a radiating (solid) surface, but not the temperature of the gas (air) between the sensor and surface. They mention measuring body (skin) temperature remotely as an example. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 at 18:58 | history | answered | Rob | CC BY-SA 4.0 |