Abstract
In the present study, a regression-based model of calculating the daytime radiative error is extended to be used easily in several commercial natural ventilated radiation shields. A low-cost homemade naturally ventilated radiation shield is also examined. Results show that the correction of the radiative error was significant for all the tested shields, and the model could be easily used to improve the temperature accuracy. The proposed homemade radiation shield can be an ideal alternative option with radiative error lower than the most of the tested commercial natural ventilated radiation shields.
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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the zenodo repository https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6561515.
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The authors wish to thank INTRACOM Telecom S.A EMC & Safety Laboratory and especially Stelios Tsatalas for his assistance with the calibration test of the devices. The author has no association with either of the instrument manufacturers mentioned in this article, and all equipment was paid for by the author.
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Sakalis, V.D. Observing temperature reliably using passively ventilated radiation shields and a regression-based method to improve accuracy. Bull. of Atmos. Sci.& Technol. 3, 3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-022-00046-z
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