Lag-time effects on a naturally ventilated large thermometer screen

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 137, Issue 655, 2011, Pages 402-408

  Harrison, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Meteorological instrumentation; Radiation error

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DIRECT BEAMS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INVERSE POWER LAW; LAG EFFECTS; LAG-TIME; LOW VENTILATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; PLATINUM RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS; RADIATION ERROR; SCREEN TEMPERATURE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; VENTILATION EFFECTS; WIND SPEED;

HEATING; INSTRUMENTS; PLATINUM; SUN; THERMOMETERS; VENTILATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METEOROLOGY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79952518443     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.745     Document Type: Article

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