A thermocouple arrangement comprising: a first thermocouple including a first thermoelement and a second thermoelement coupled at a first junction, the first junction subject to a first temperature, the second material different from the first material; a second thermocouple including a third thermoelement and a fourth thermoelement coupled to the third thermoelement at a second junction connected to the first thermoelement, the second junction arranged at a second portion subject to a second temperature, the fourth material different from the third material; and a third thermocouple including a fifth thermoelement and a sixth thermoelement coupled to the fifth thermoelement at a third junction connected to the second thermoelement, the third junction arranged at the second portion exposed to the second temperature, the fifth material different from the third material and the fourth material, the sixth material different from the third material, the fourth material, and the fifth material.