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Correction of errors associated with measurement of net all-wave radiation with double-domed radiometers

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Comparisons between measurements of net all-wave radiation made with double and single-domed radiometers have confirmed the existence of a significant offset between the two types of instrument. The availability in the UK and Niger, West Africa, of independent instruments to measure all the radiation components indicated that the double-domed instrument was in error and permitted the determination of a correction factor which is shown to be dependent on net long-wave radiation balance. It is also shown that this factor can be expressed in terms of the more often available net short-wave radiation balance so that retrospective correction of net radiation data is possible.

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Oliver, H.R., Wright, I.R. Correction of errors associated with measurement of net all-wave radiation with double-domed radiometers. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 53, 401–407 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186096

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