Camtracker: A new camera controlled high precision solar tracker system for FTIR-spectrometers

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Gisi, M ^a   Hase, F ^a   Dohe, S ^a   Blumenstock, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CIRRUS; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HAZE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 84857693970     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-47-2011     Document Type: Article

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