A method to correct the thermal dome effect of pyranometers in selected historical solar irradiance measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 529-536

  Ji, Qiang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AEROSOL RECIRCULATION AND RAINFALL EXPERIMENT (ARREX); SOUTHERN AFRICAN FIRE-ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH INITIATIVE (SAFARI);

SOLAR RADIATION;

DATA PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; MAGNITUDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SENSOR; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 34047223795     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1977.1     Document Type: Article

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