Optimal measurement of surface shortwave irradiance using current instrumentation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-69

  Michalsky, Joseph ^a   Dutton, E ^b   Rubes, M ^c   Nelson, D ^b   Stoffel, T ^d   Wesley, M ^e   Splitt, M ^f   DeLuisi, J ^g  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Coop Inst Res in Environ Studs ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^e ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; IRRADIANCE; METHODOLOGY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0032739832     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0055:OMOSSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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