Problems In Solar Irradiance Measurements

David G. Murcray; John J. Kosters

doi:10.1117/12.978101

16 March 1976 Problems In Solar Irradiance Measurements

David G. Murcray, John J. Kosters

Proceedings Volume 0068, Optics in Solar Energy Utilization I; (1976) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978101
Event: 19th Annual Technical Symposium, 1975, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A number of areas of current research interest require measurements of solar irradiance made with greater absolute accuracy than is currently being achieved at various monitoring sites. By using currently available instrumentation and careful measuring techniques it is shown that it is possible to measure the solar irradiance with considerable precision on a routine basis. The major problem that re-mains is making the measurements absolute; and an investigation of the standards used in pyrheliometry is required before a significant increase in absolute accuracy can be obtained.

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David G. Murcray and John J. Kosters "Problems In Solar Irradiance Measurements", Proc. SPIE 0068, Optics in Solar Energy Utilization I, (16 March 1976); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978101

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