Measurement of the broadband diffuse solar irradiance using current commercial instrumentation with a correction for thermal offset errors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-314

  Dutton, E G ^a   Michalsky, J J ^a   Stoffel, T ^a   Forgan, B W ^a   Hickey, J ^a   Nelson, D W ^a   Alberta, T L ^a   Reda, I ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

DIFFUSE IRRADIANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

CORRECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; IRRADIANCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0035269641     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<0297:MOBDSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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