BeadedStream strives to provide simple yet reliable field installation solutions that benefit from years of attention to detail. Instrumentation is installed within minutes for helicopter-based operations (Franklin Bluffs, Alaska).

Nathan Luzny goes deep (almost above hip waders) to record ground temperatures under a shallow lake (North Slope, Alaska).

Brian searches the ground below for a better pair of sunglasses.

Beaded streams tend to find one another.

A beaded stream links up individual pools of water - sometimes for miles.

High visibility markers (with reflectors for night time visibility) are an excellent way to indicate where sensors and control boxes are located once the ground is covered in snow.

Fall colors come to the tundra on Alaska's North Slope.

The last greenery of summer on the North Slope clings to the edges of meandering creeks and rivers .

Control boxes for accessing tundra active layer sensors are mounted above standing brush which will be fully buried by drifting snow in the coming winter months.

The BeadedStream Field Data Collector combines a rugged handheld computer and Fetch, our easy-to-use software for recording, organizing, and exporting temperature readings.

A typical active layer monitoring setup. Several sensors extend vertically down into the tundra (foreground). Signal cable is run horizontally to a control box (background).

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Heavy duty outdoor rated connectors featuring gold plated contacts, all metal construction, with IP65 specification dust and water protection provide reliable long life connections and excellent performance.