Calibration of solar radiation measuring instruments. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5579428· OSTI ID:5579428

Bahm, R J; Nakos, J C

A review of solar radiation measurement of instruments and some types of errors is given; and procedures for calibrating solar radiation measuring instruments are detailed. An appendix contains a description of various agencies who perform calibration of solar instruments and a description of the methods they used at the time this report was prepared. (WHK)

• Research Organization: New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque (USA). Bureau of Engineering Research
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EM-78-S-04-5336
• OSTI ID: 5579428
• Report Number(s): ALO-5336-T1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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