Infrared calibration of net radiometers and infrared thermometers

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1279-1293

  Savage, M J ^a   Heilman, J L ^b  

^a Agrometeorology Discipline School of Agricultural Earth and Environmental Sciences   (South Africa)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance closure; Infrared thermometer calibration; Net radiation; Net radiometer calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; INFRARED IMAGERY; IRRADIANCE; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOMETER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 67349100506     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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