SOLAR BEAM MEASUREMENTS STUDY.

Abstract

The Evans-Newkirk Photographic sky photometer, the Eppley Angstrom Pyreheliometer, the Eppley Normal Incidence Pyrheliometer, the Block Interferometer spectrometer and the Harvard-Evans Visual Sky Photometer were evaluated to determine the equipment and methods which produce the greatest precision in measuring solar irradiance. This evaluation consisted of theoretical analyses and laboratory tests as well as field use of the instruments. The report describes the procedures which were used, the auxiliary equipment which was found best and the precision which was measured with the field tested instruments. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 1967
Accession Number
AD0651227

Entities

People

  • Charles N. West
  • Richard S. Kilinski

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Equipment
  • Instrumentation
  • Interferometers
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Photometers
  • Precision
  • Pyrheliometers
  • Spectrometers
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.