A novel nonintrusive method to resolve the thermal dome effect of pyranometers: Radiometric calibration and implications

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Ji, Q ^a,b   Tsay, S C ^b   Lau, K M ^b   Hansell, R A ^a,b   Butler, J J ^b   Cooper, J W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SIGMA SPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; DOMES; LIGHT SOURCES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANGULAR RESPONSE; CALIBRATION CONSTANTS; CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; CALIBRATION FACTORS; CLIMATE STUDIES; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NON-INTRUSIVE METHOD; NON-LINEARITY; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PYRANOMETERS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS; SOLAR IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENT; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TRADITIONAL CALIBRATION;

THERMOPILES;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ARTIFACT; CALIBRATION; IRRADIANCE; LABORATORY METHOD; NONLINEARITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84055217543     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016466     Document Type: Article

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