Applying Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) to N M i Cli Ch R h

Applying Distributed
Temperature Sensing (DTS) to
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Jevon Harding
Hydrology Program
Earth & Environmental Science Dept.
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Distributed Temperature Sensing
Using one of these
To give us this
Distributed Temperature Sensing
Capability
- High spatial resolution
1-2
1 2 meters
t
- High temporal resolution
every 1 min
i
- High temperature resolution
0.01 - 0.5oC ((NMT: 0.3oC)
- Long distance coverage
up to 30 km (NMT: 4 km)
- Doesn’t require coordination/calibration/upkeep of many
field sensors
Capability
- High spatial resolution
1-2
1 2 meters
t
- High temporal resolution
every 1 min
i
- High temperature resolution
0.01 - 0.5oC ((NMT: 0.3oC)
- Long distance coverage
up to 30 km (NMT: 4 km)
- Doesn’t require coordination/calibration/upkeep of many
field sensors
Capability
- High spatial resolution
1-2
1 2 meters
t
- High temporal resolution
every 1 min
i
- High temperature resolution
0.01 - 0.5oC ((NMT: 0.3oC)
- Long distance coverage
up to 30 km (NMT: 4 km)
- Doesn’t require coordination/calibration/upkeep of many
field sensors
Capability
- High spatial resolution
1-2
1 2 meters
t
- High temporal resolution
every 1 min
i
- High temperature resolution
0.01 - 0.5oC ((NMT: 0.3oC)
- Long distance coverage
up to 30 km (NMT: 4 km)
- Doesn’t require coordination/calibration/upkeep of many
field sensors
Capability
- High spatial resolution
1-2
1 2 meters
t
- High temporal resolution
every 1 min
i
- High temperature resolution
0.01 - 0.5oC ((NMT: 0.3oC)
- Long distance coverage
up to 30 km (NMT: 4 km)
- Doesn’t require coordination/calibration/upkeep of many
field sensors
Distributed Temperature Sensing
Not to scale
Actual diameter ~ 50m
Distance
up to 30 km
Smolen & van der Spek, 2003
Distributed Temperature Sensing
Intensitty
Rayleigh Component
Equals Incident Wavelength
“Anti-Stokes” Component
Strongly Temperature Dependent
“Stokes” Component
Weakly Temperature Dependent
Brillouin Bands
Wavelength
Raman Bands
Smolen & van der Spek, 2003
Distributed Temperature Sensing
Intennsity
Tyler et al, 2008
Wavelength (nm)
SensorTran, 2008
Distributed Temperature Sensing
z =
T z
distance along cable =
Temperature at z K
Tref
=
Reference temperature K
Δ
=
Differential attenuation between Stokes and anti‐
Stokes backscatter m‐1
I
=
Intensity of Stokes band I‐
=
Intensity of anti‐Stokes band
C ,C‐
=
Constants relating to sensitivity of I /I‐ to temp.
Instruments
Sentinel, Sensornet
Gemini, SensorTran
Halo, Sensornet
Cons
- Expensive Instrument
- Costly specialty cables
- Power-hungry field setup
- Operators need to be trained
‐ Still
not immune to usual field problems
Field Concerns
- Fiber optic cables
TANGLE easily
Field Concerns
- Fiber optic cables
TANGLE easily
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Temperature (oC)
Time
Deptth (ft)
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Pumping
No Pumping
Valles Caldera
East Fork Jemez River, VCNP
Aquatic ecology in meandering streams and associated hyporheic zones
Our Field Site
Our Field Site
Photo: Google Earth
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Relative Temperaturre
Temperature Data
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Distance (m)
13:56
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Temperature Data
Warm Spot
Cool Spot
Cool Spot
Rio Hondo
Acequias in Northwestern New Mexico
Rio Hondo
Downstream
Upstream
Time
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Oct 1
1-- 3 , 2010
Valles Caldera Science & Education Center
Jemez Springs, NM
Funded by NM EPSCoR
Photo: www.vallescaldera.com
Adjusting Spatial Resolution
- Can’t adjust spatial resolution directly
- Longer spacing can create smoothing
Smolen & van der Spek, 2003
Adjusting Spatial Resolution
- Can adjust spatial resolution physically
Ex. Can get sub- cm resolution by wrapping
Vogt et al, 2010
Adjusting Spatial Resolution
Adjusting Spatial Resolution
5oC
Mud? Opportunities
http://ctemps.org/
Acknowledgements
• New Mexico EPSCoR & NSF
• John Wilson, Mark Person, & Jesus Gomez (NMT)
• Scott Tyler (UNR)
• Bob Parmenter & Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Sam Fernald, Carlos Ochoa, & Dustin Rapp (NMSU)
• Laurie Crossey (UNM)
• SensorTran
Questions? Questions?