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A laboratory system for short wave calibration of net pyrradiometers

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The system described enables short wave calibration of net pyrradiometers to be carried out independently of weather conditions. It uses a high-pressure 2 Kw Xenon arc as source, with a mirror drum scanner for improved uniformity of irradiation of the target area. Intensity and spectral distribution of the radiation are comparable with those of solar radiation.

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  1. C.S.I.R.O. Division of Meterological Physics, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia

    B. G. Collins

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Collins, B.G. A laboratory system for short wave calibration of net pyrradiometers. PAGEOPH 80, 371–377 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00880221

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